Sahunkuye Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Sahunkuye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahunkuye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Sahunkuye Last Name Facts

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

Sahunkuye is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahunkuye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,141,416th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Sahunkuye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sahunkuye are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 1,501,511. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kisoro District, where 81 percent reside, Mubende District, where 8 percent reside and Ibanda District, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

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Sankye805/
Sunkye801/
Sankuy801/
Sounkouye787/
Sayinkuye782/
Sankaye75279/
Sankhye75202/
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Shunkey7541/
Sankiye7527/
Sangkuy7522/
Sankoue7520/
Sungkue757/
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Sunkeye752/
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Shunkei751/
Shunkui751/
Saenkue751/
Saunkiya7140/
Shankuya7129/
Saunkeah7129/
Sankouya717/
Sankhaye716/
Shankaye716/
Siankaye712/
Sounkoye712/
Seunkoue711/
Sounkaye711/
Ssankuya711/
Scankoue711/
Seankeye711/
Seangkuy711/
Saengkue711/
Sankey6710,003/
Sankei671,484/
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Sankay67148/
Sankie67105/
Sankeu6766/
Sankou6759/
Sankui6753/
Sankae6742/
Sunkey6741/
Sunkee6739/
Sankoe6728/
Shangkuya6720/
Sankee6720/
Sunkay678/
Sankoy675/
Saunkhiya675/
Shaunkiya673/
Sankea673/
Sahankaya672/
Junkuy672/
Sunkea672/
Sankuj672/
Saunkhayi671/
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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 Sahunkuye
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