Nabwani Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nabwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nabwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
Israel151:570,50941,023
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nabwani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nabwani has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nabwani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nabwani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nabwani is the 1,544,715th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Nabwani reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 452,744. In Kenya Nabwani is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 48 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 47 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 4 percent are found. Other than Kenya Nabwani occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 11 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Nabwani Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nabwanyi932/
Ngabwani931/
Nabwangi931/
Nabwana861,183/
Nabuani86723/
Nabwoni861/
Nabwany861/
Nabwaana8012/
Nnabwana801/
Nabwonyi801/
Nabuanyi801/
Ngobwanyi75103/
Nnabuanyi754/
Nabouhani751/
Nabuana714/
Nabwone711/
Navbane711/
Nabwonge6711/
Nabwonje671/
Nabweine671/
Ngobuanyi6341/
Nabouhane632/
Nabwoonge631/
Nabbone572/
Napuany571/
Nabvouna531/
Nabuhotny505/

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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 Nabwani
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