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 last name Ukwera is most common in Uganda. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukwera? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ukwera is the 3,730,171st most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ukwera are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda it is most common in: Zombo District, where 41 percent live, Hoima District, where 30 percent live and Masindi District, where 22 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent live.
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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