Ukwera Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Ukwera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ukwera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukwera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ukwera is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukwera? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ukwera live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda Ukwera is primarily concentrated in: Zombo District, where 41 percent are found, Hoima District, where 30 percent are found and Masindi District, where 22 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okwera | 83 | 16,697 | / |
| Ukwere | 83 | 87 | / |
| Ukweri | 83 | 75 | / |
| Ikwera | 83 | 14 | / |
| Ukwira | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ukwara | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ukworah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ukwuere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwiera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okwero | 67 | 3,132 | / |
| Ikwara | 67 | 663 | / |
| Okwere | 67 | 594 | / |
| Okweri | 67 | 154 | / |
| Okwira | 67 | 63 | / |
| Iquera | 67 | 43 | / |
| Ugwara | 67 | 41 | / |
| Igwera | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ikwero | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ogwera | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ugbera | 67 | 15 | / |
| Okwery | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ukworo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ukuere | 67 | 6 | / |
| Icwera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikwira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocwera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uguera | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ukwera
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