Nsowe Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nsowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Nsowe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nsowe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nsowe occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsowe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsowe live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Bugiri District, where 27 percent are found, Masaka District, where 23 percent are found and Kampala District, where 14 percent are found. Other than Uganda Nsowe exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nsiowe911/
Nsoe89516/
Nsow8935/
N'Souwe8332/
Nsoweye835/
Njowe801,521/
Nsobe80305/
Nzowe8062/
Nsoye8047/
Nsawe8029/
Nsoue8026/
Ncowe804/
Nssoe803/
Nsoje802/
Nsowi801/
Nshoe801/
Nsewe801/
Nsove801/
Nsouwoue771/
Nshouwet771/
Nshoye73422/
Ndjowe7350/
Nsoyeh7330/
Nxouwe7317/
Nsiewe737/
Nsuweh737/
Nsowaa735/
Nsobee734/
Nsowih734/
Nsoyee733/
Njoweh732/
Nsojje732/
Nsoube731/
Nsobea731/
Nshewe731/
Nsoibe731/
Nzouwe731/
Njowea731/
Njouwe731/
N'Sobe731/
Nsawei731/
Nsaweh731/
Nsoobe731/
Nsobey731/
Nsiowa731/
Nsiawe731/
Nzoswe731/
Nsue6741,025/
Nsoa67566/
Nsou67524/
Nsee67350/
Nsey67165/
Nseu67129/
Nzoe6788/
Nsae6768/
N'Djowe6735/
Nsea6715/
Nsei6710/
Nsoy679/
Nsaw677/
Njow675/
Nsohwih672/
Nzow672/
Ndjowea672/
Ndjouwe672/
Nshuwet671/
Nsuuweh671/
Nshawet671/
Nsoi671/
Nsej671/
Ndjoowe671/
Njouwet671/

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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 Nsowe
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