Namukenge Surname
Approximately 1,015 people bear this surname
Namukenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 591 | 1:66,056 | 7,462 |
| DR Congo | 424 | 1:174,244 | 17,772 |
Namukenge (68) may also be a first name.
Namukenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namukenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namukenge is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namukenge? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 357,522nd most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,179,848 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namukenge are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Namukenge is also the 1,181,159th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 68 people.
This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 591 people, or 1 in 66,056. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Bugiri District, where 34 percent are found, Namutumba District, where 20 percent are found and Budaka District, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 42 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namukhenge | 95 | 5 | / |
| Namukenghe | 95 | 1 | / |
| Namukene | 94 | 11 | / |
| Namukenye | 89 | 78 | / |
| Namikenge | 89 | 27 | / |
| Namukenga | 89 | 22 | / |
| Ngaimukene | 84 | 1 | / |
| Namukena | 82 | 21 | / |
| Namukeni | 82 | 6 | / |
| Ngaimukeine | 80 | 5 | / |
| Namukenyi | 78 | 24 | / |
| Namukingi | 78 | 21 | / |
| Namukinga | 78 | 13 | / |
| Namukenzi | 78 | 2 | / |
| Namucenje | 78 | 1 | / |
| Namuchenje | 74 | 165 | / |
| Namukini | 71 | 643 | / |
| Namukiny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namukine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namukinyi | 67 | 123 | / |
| Namukinzi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namukaini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namukaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namukinaya | 63 | 3 | / |
| Ngaimukine | 63 | 2 | / |
| Ngaimukaine | 60 | 8 | / |
| Namuchinzi | 53 | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Namukenge
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