Takwese Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Botswana

Takwese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Takwese Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Takwese Last Name Facts

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

Takwese is most common in Uganda. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Takwese? popularity and diffusion

Takwese is the 5,587,209th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Takwese is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Takwese reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Takwese is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Buyende District, where 64 percent are found and Kampala District, where 36 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Botswana, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Takweese931/
Takwesi8621/
Tankwes861/
Tagwes771/
Tokwase714/
Takuesa711/
Tokwesi711/
Taqweez711/
Taguesse672/
Taghweez672/
Tangwesi671/
Takwashe671/
Taqweesh671/
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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 Takwese
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