Tweheyo Surname

64,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Tweheyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tweheyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda7,7871:5,013921
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
England21:27,859,030389,889
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tweheyo (29) may also be a first name.

Tweheyo Last Name Facts

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

Tweheyo occurs most in Uganda. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tweheyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tweheyo is the 64,154th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 934,061 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tweheyo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Tweheyo is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname Tweheyo is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 7,787 people, or 1 in 5,013. In Uganda Tweheyo is mostly found in: Kamwenge District, where 8 percent reside, Kanungu District, where 8 percent reside and Kibaale District, where 8 percent reside. Beside Uganda Tweheyo exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 0 percent reside and Sierra Leone, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tweheeyo931/
Tweeyo921/
Twiheyo863/
Twehayo861/
Tweheye861/
Twohey77561/
Twahey770/
Twehous71105/
Thueyoo711/
Twijeyo711/
Tuheeyo711/
Tweheus710/
Tweahous670/

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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 Tweheyo
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