Uwamurera Surname

114,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Uwamurera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uwamurera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda4,0311:2,819692
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Norway21:2,571,14395,402

Uwamurera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uwamurera occurs most in Rwanda. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uwamurera? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 114,054th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,797,619 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Uwamurera live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Uwamurera is most numerous in Rwanda, where it is held by 4,031 people, or 1 in 2,819. Outside of Rwanda it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owamurera8911/
Amurera882/
Umurera881/
Umurerwa8221,211/
Amurer801/
Umrera801/
Owamerera781/
Owumurera781/
Umhurerwa781/
Amurere756/
Omurera753/
Amorera752/
Umurere751/
Amurura751/
Amarera751/
Umwariwera741/
Amoreira71197/
Omurerwa719/
Amaorera711/
Umurirwa711/
Umurorwa711/
Amoreyra711/
Umuriara711/
Amorer6744/
Amirer6742/
Amrere6741/
Amerer6735/
Amreru6716/
Amerar6715/
Yamrer6712/
Umarer677/
Umerar677/
Amrrar672/
Amurir671/
Amarer671/
Ameureire671/
Umorer671/
Umareiray671/
Eiamrerai671/
Ohwamreru671/
Omuwarure671/
Amwrer671/

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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
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  • 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 Uwamurera
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