Nabwala Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nabwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nabwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1611:286,83218,555
Uganda581:673,09134,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nabwala (114) may also be a first name.

Nabwala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nabwala is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nabwala.

How Common Is The Last Name Nabwala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nabwala is the 1,104,724th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nabwala reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nabwala is also the 877,214th most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 114 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 286,832. In Kenya Nabwala is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 88 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 6 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 6 percent are found. Not including Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 26 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Nabwala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngabwala9341/
Nabwaala931/
Nabwela86219/
Nabbala86161/
Nabwali8664/
Nabwalo869/
Navwala861/
Napwala861/
Nabwoila802/
Nabbaala801/
Nampwala801/
Ngabwali801/
Nabuhalya7554/
Nabuhalia752/
Ngaibwalo751/
Nabbale713,000/
Nabwolo7122/
Napwalo7121/
Nabbola7119/
Nobuala7112/
Nabbali7110/
Navvala714/
Nabwoli714/
Nabwole711/
Nabbaale672,743/
Nnabbale677/
Naabbale672/
Nabballe671/
Nabbaali671/
Ngobuala671/
Nabwooli671/
Nabvales671/
Nabuhola671/
Nabuhali671/
Nabuhale671/
Nhapuala671/

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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 Nabwala
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