Uswege Surname

153,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Uswege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Uswege Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,8571:18,5302,374
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Uswege (2,841) may also be a first name.

Uswege Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uswege occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uswege? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 153,716th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,548,984 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Uswege live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Uswege is also the 136,622nd most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 2,841 people.

The last name Uswege is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,857 people, or 1 in 18,530. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 77 percent reside, Katavi Region, where 10 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Uswege occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Usweghe925/
Ausweger86395/
Oswege830/
Auswöger7123/
Oswige671/
Osweze671/
Usuiger621/
Huzweezy571/
Osueze5015/
Uzueze502/
Houshbeygi501/
Oswezi501/
Osvegy501/
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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 Uswege
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