National Identification Number generator (Uganda)
A Ugandan NIN is fourteen alphanumeric characters beginning CM (male citizen) or CF (female citizen). The remaining characters are not publicly documented. These test values are synthetic.
Synthetic · not collision-guaranteed Validate a number →
CFAS98KWZP9QRF
Synthetic NIN (format-valid; no public checksum). Not a real issued number.
Format specification
| Identifier | National Identification Number (NIN) |
|---|---|
| Country | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| Format | AAXXXXXXXXXXXX |
| Length | 14 characters |
| Checksum | None |
| Example | CFK8DNXLLUN9PY |
| Safe strategy | Synthetic |
| Data quality | Best-effort |
National Identification Number: what each part means
| AA | Prefix: C = citizen plus M/F for sex (CM or CF); other first letters cover residents and refugees. |
|---|---|
| XXXXXXXXXXXX | Twelve alphanumeric characters with no publicly documented structure. |
Validation regex
Matches the canonical value — strip separators and uppercase first: value.replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9]/g, '').toUpperCase()
^C[MF][0-9A-Z]{12}$ References
Common questions
Will these pass my validation?
Yes — they are well-formed National Identification Number values (AAXXXXXXXXXXXX) and pass standard format checks.
Could one belong to a real person?
These are synthetic values. They are format-valid but not drawn from a guaranteed reserved range, so use them only for testing.
Can I generate many at once?
Increase the count, or use the free API and CSV/JSON export for large datasets.
For software testing only. These numbers are synthetic and must never be used
for real-world identification, applications, or to impersonate anyone.