Tuheisomwe Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Tuheisomwe Surname User-submission:
The surname Tuheisomwe means 'let's praise one God'. It is a Ugandan name common in western regions. It is used as a surname in tribes of Banyankole and Bakiga. It comes from the words tuheise, meaning 'let's praise', and omwe, meaning 'one God'.
Tuheisomwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 154 | 1:253,502 | 18,774 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tuheisomwe Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Tuheisomwe means 'let's praise one God'. It is a Ugandan name common in western regions. It is used as a surname in tribes of Banyankole and Bakiga. It comes from the words tuheise, meaning 'let's praise', and omwe, meaning 'one God'.
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Where Does The Last Name Tuheisomwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tuheisomwe is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tuheisomwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,398,030th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tuheisomwe are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 253,502. In Uganda Tuheisomwe is mostly found in: Rukungiri District, where 38 percent reside, Kanungu District, where 22 percent reside and Mbarara District, where 14 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuhisomwe | 95 | 92 | / |
| Tuhesomwe | 95 | 11 | / |
| Tuheiseomwe | 95 | 5 | / |
| Tuheyisomwe | 95 | 1 | / |
| Tuhaisomwe | 90 | 62 | / |
| Tuheizomwe | 90 | 1 | / |
| Tuisomwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tuhaiseomwe | 86 | 21 | / |
| Tuhaisheomwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tuhaisemwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Twesiomwe | 74 | 2 | / |
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