Tumwe Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Tumwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Tumwe (16) may also be a first name.
Tumwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tumwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tumwe occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tumwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,206,983rd most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tumwe live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tumwe is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used given name in the world, held by 16 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 812,539. In Zimbabwe Tumwe is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 95 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tumw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tusimwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tumweet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tumwihe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tumbe | 80 | 1,463 | / |
| Tumwa | 80 | 1,351 | / |
| Tomwe | 80 | 55 | / |
| Tumwi | 80 | 52 | / |
| Tunwe | 80 | 27 | / |
| Tumue | 80 | 14 | / |
| Timwe | 80 | 8 | / |
| Toumw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tumweehe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tussimwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taumbe | 73 | 503 | / |
| Toumbe | 73 | 311 | / |
| Tumbey | 73 | 282 | / |
| Tumbee | 73 | 154 | / |
| Tumbea | 73 | 125 | / |
| Tuimbe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Tuumwa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Tomwee | 73 | 7 | / |
| Tomhwe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Tummbe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tumbei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Toumwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tunwei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tumbhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tomwei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tumvie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toomwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuemue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tummue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thumue | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tummbey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tumnoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tuumwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tumbeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tunwehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teumbea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toumbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toumnwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taumves | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thumway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Tumwe
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