Talemwa Surname
Approximately 5,640 people bear this surname
Talemwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5,616 | 1:6,951 | 1,214 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Talemwa (348) may also be a first name.
Talemwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Talemwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Talemwa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Talemwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Talemwa is the 85,505th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,292,118 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Talemwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Talemwa is also the 467,354th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 348 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 5,616 people, or 1 in 6,951. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Hoima District, where 17 percent are found, Kibaale District, where 16 percent are found and Masindi District, where 11 percent are found. Barring Uganda it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found and Rwanda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ttalemwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Taleemwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tallemwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Talemba | 86 | 248 | / |
| Talemwe | 86 | 14 | / |
| Telemwa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Talamwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Talomwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Talemua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Talenwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Talimwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Talembay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Talmba | 77 | 24 | / |
| Talembo | 71 | 180 | / |
| Talimba | 71 | 106 | / |
| Tolemba | 71 | 76 | / |
| Talembe | 71 | 21 | / |
| Talembi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Telamwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Talimbay | 67 | 129 | / |
| Tollemba | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tallimba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tolembay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thalenua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Talimuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tolembai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Talmbo | 62 | 22 | / |
| Talęba | 62 | 1 | / |
| Talimbo | 57 | 1,364 | / |
| Tolembe | 57 | 41 | / |
| Tolembo | 57 | 33 | / |
| Talenbo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Talinba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tolenba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tolembi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tolenbay | 53 | 46 | / |
| Tolimwei | 53 | 4 | / |
| Tolenbai | 53 | 4 | / |
| Tolaimbay | 50 | 1 | / |
| Talimouhi | 50 | 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 Talemwa
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