Turinawe Surname

31,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Turinawe Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'God is with us'.

Turinawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda17,1091:2,282365
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Turinawe (106) may also be a first name.

Turinawe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'God is with us'.

- tumwineconstantine

Turinawe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Turinawe is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Turinawe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 31,190th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 425,625 people. Turinawe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Turinawe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 915,176th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 106 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 17,109 people, or 1 in 2,282. In Uganda Turinawe is most frequent in: Rukungiri District, where 10 percent are found, Kanungu District, where 10 percent are found and Kibaale District, where 8 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

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