Tamwaka Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Tamwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Tamwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tamwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tamwaka is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamwaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tamwaka live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Bushenyi District, where 50 percent live and Rubirizi District, where 50 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamwaika | 93 | 181 | / |
| Tamwaikka | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tamwako | 86 | 82 | / |
| Tamvaka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tamvakas | 80 | 32 | / |
| Tambakah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tambakay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thambakka | 75 | 24 | / |
| Tambakkau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tambhakka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tamvaki | 71 | 290 | / |
| Tomweka | 71 | 82 | / |
| Tambaky | 71 | 10 | / |
| Tambaca | 71 | 6 | / |
| Temweka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tamuaca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tamueka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tamvakis | 67 | 579 | / |
| Tamvakos | 67 | 166 | / |
| Tamvakou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Tambakuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tambouka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thamvaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Temwakeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tambakee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tammbake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tambhake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tambaake | 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 Tamwaka
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