Tumwesige Surname

37,311th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Tumwesige Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tumwesige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda13,7911:2,831467
Tanzania3111:170,23014,948
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Tumwesige (873) may also be a first name.

Tumwesige Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tumwesige occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tumwesige? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 37,311th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 516,371 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tumwesige reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Tumwesige is also the 275,336th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 873 people.

The surname Tumwesige is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 13,791 people, or 1 in 2,831. In Uganda Tumwesige is mostly concentrated in: Hoima District, where 32 percent live, Kibaale District, where 16 percent live and Buliisa District, where 9 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent live and Rwanda, where 0 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Tumwesige
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