Nabwaya Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nabwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nabwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya821:563,17026,996
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142

Nabwaya Last Name Facts

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

Nabwaya is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nabwaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,931,261st most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nabwaya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 563,170. In Kenya Nabwaya is most common in: Kakamega County, where 89 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 11 percent reside. Besides Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 12 percent reside.

Nabwaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Navwaya862/
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Nabwooya802/
Nnapwaya801/
Ngabwayi801/
Nabwai773/
Nabuaa772/
Ngabwohya751/
Nabuhay71153/
Nabweye71121/
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Nabwija7155/
Nabwoyo7122/
Nabbuya7120/
Nabbaja7115/
Nabuiya712/
Nabwawe711/
Nabbeya711/
Nabbaye711/
Nabweha711/
Nabwajo711/
Nabwaje711/
Nabuaja711/
Nabuaha711/
Napwiya711/
Nampweya67689/
Nabweeyo675/
Nnabuaha674/
Nabweeye672/
Nabbajaa671/
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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 Nabwaya
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