Kwaje Surname
Approximately 338 people bear this surname
Kwaje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 266 | 1:146,764 | 13,098 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Kwaje (12) may also be a first name.
Kwaje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwaje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwaje is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kwaje click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwaje? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 821,713th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwaje reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.
It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 266 people, or 1 in 146,764. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 76 percent live, Kayunga District, where 9 percent live and Koboko District, where 4 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwaje | 91 | 427 | / |
| Kwajje | 91 | 11 | / |
| Kwajep | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kwauje | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwaj | 89 | 44 | / |
| Kwaji | 80 | 5,123 | / |
| Gwaje | 80 | 1,049 | / |
| Kwaye | 80 | 338 | / |
| Kwaja | 80 | 323 | / |
| Kwawe | 80 | 289 | / |
| Nkwaj | 80 | 56 | / |
| Kwaju | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kwaie | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kwajo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kwaij | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kwaue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kweje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qwaje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuaje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwayie | 73 | 824 | / |
| Nkwaju | 73 | 175 | / |
| Kwahue | 73 | 75 | / |
| Kwajah | 73 | 34 | / |
| Ngwaje | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kwayeh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nkwawe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nkwaja | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwhaja | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwayee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwaweh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwejeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkwaie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuajie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwajou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwajip | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwahwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwahie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwojie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwejep | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwayhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkwajo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwajje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwahea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuhaje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwuaji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgwaie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwayes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwei | 67 | 5,216 | / |
| Kway | 67 | 4,033 | / |
| Kwai | 67 | 2,617 | / |
| Kwaa | 67 | 1,752 | / |
| Kwey | 67 | 427 | / |
| Gwaj | 67 | 87 | / |
| Kwau | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kwej | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kwij | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kwea | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kwahuhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qwae | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwoj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kweu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwayaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gwaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwauyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwujaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwauhue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkwhaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwahyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwayieh | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kwaje
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