Nabonwe Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nabonwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nabonwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1501:307,86619,317
Uganda461:848,68039,357
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Nabonwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nabonwe is found most in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nabonwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,198,640th most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. Nabonwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nabonwe live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 307,866. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 49 percent are found, Busia County, where 48 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 3 percent are found. Besides Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 23 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent are found.

Nabonwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nabonwe last name is principally Christian (75%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nabonwa865/
Nabunwe862/
Nabanwey801/
Nabunwa71184/
Nabumwe7122/
Hnabanw714/
Nabombe713/
Nobonwa711/
Nabamwe711/
Nhabombe6722/
Nabunhwa671/
Navanve574/
Nabanbi573/
Nabombi573/
Navumbe572/
Nabambe572/
Navombe571/
Nabunva571/
Nabumbe571/
Nabumboi5379/
Naboombi531/
Navuumbe531/
Noubonui531/
Noubohnui501/

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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
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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 Nabonwe
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