Nsekuye Surname
Approximately 471 people bear this surname
Nsekuye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 339 | 1:115,160 | 11,123 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nsekuye (11) may also be a first name.
Nsekuye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nsekuye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nsekuye is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nsekuye.
How Common Is The Last Name Nsekuye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 643,972nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 15,472,497 people. The last name Nsekuye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsekuye are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 11 people.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 339 people, or 1 in 115,160. In Uganda Nsekuye is mostly found in: Kisoro District, where 38 percent reside, Mubende District, where 12 percent reside and Kibaale District, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Rwanda, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nsekuuye | 93 | 8 | / |
| Nsekujye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nshekuye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nsekuya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nzekuye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nsekeye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nshekye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nzekue | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nsekie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nsekeyehe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nsekeya | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nsakiye | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nzekoue | 71 | 3 | / |
| N'Sekou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nseukey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzokuye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzekuie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njekoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nseukou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nseukeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nsekoua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nsokuyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nsiekou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzeukoue | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nshakiye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nshokeye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nchekoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nshekeje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nshikiye | 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
- 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 Nsekuye
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