Nabwa Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nabwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nabwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nabwa (25) may also be a first name.

Nabwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nabwa (Oriya: ନବୁଆ) occurs most in The DR Congo. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nabwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nabwa is the 2,020,555th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Nabwa live; 79 percent live in Central Africa and 79 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nabwa is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name globally It is held by 25 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nabwai913/
Nabwah911/
Naibwa911/
Nahabwa8330/
Ngabwah831/
Ngaabwa831/
Nabua804,882/
Nabba80902/
Nabwy80794/
Nabwe80508/
Nabwi80129/
Nebwa8041/
Nobwa8023/
Napwa8015/
Nabva802/
Naheebwa7729/
Ngahabwa774/
Nahaabwa771/
Nabwaath771/
Ngabua73937/
Naabba73417/
Naabwe73117/
Nabwii7348/
Nhabwe7315/
Nhobwa7313/
Nnabua734/
Nabuat733/
Napwad733/
Nabuaa732/
Naubwe732/
Ngabwi732/
Naivwa731/
Nabwiy731/
Navwea731/
Naubba731/
Navbea731/
Na'bwe731/
Nabbaa731/
Nabbai731/
Nabwee731/
Noubwa731/
Nahbwe731/
Nabwer731/
Nabwes731/
Nabwiz731/
Nabwoo731/
Nahabwe6711,582/
Napwatt67157/
Nabuhay67153/
Na'abwe67109/
Nabwehe6730/
Na'abba679/
Nathbua674/
Nabuaha671/
Ngabuah671/
Napwaya671/
Nampwai671/
Naibuha671/
Nnabuha671/

Nabwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nabwa in the Oriya language
ନବୁଆnabu'a-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nabwa
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