Nabwela Surname
Approximately 219 people bear this surname
Nabwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 184 | 1:250,978 | 17,076 |
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nabwela (179) may also be a first name.
Nabwela Demographics
Nabwela Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nabwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nabwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nabwela is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nabwela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,111,382nd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nabwela are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 681,368th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 179 people.
The surname Nabwela is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 250,978. In Kenya Nabwela is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 97 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent live and Nakuru County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 15 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Nabwela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Nabwela surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nabwala | 86 | 221 | / |
| Nabwila | 86 | 89 | / |
| Nabweli | 86 | 77 | / |
| Nabwele | 86 | 16 | / |
| Nabbela | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ngabwele | 80 | 27 | / |
| Ngabwelo | 80 | 21 | / |
| Nabwoila | 80 | 2 | / |
| Naabwila | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nabwaala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nabwile | 71 | 3,660 | / |
| Nabwolo | 71 | 22 | / |
| Nabwalo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nabbila | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nabuila | 71 | 2 | / |
| Napwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nabbele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nebuela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Napwele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngabuele | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naabuelo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngobwele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nabbilah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngobweli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nabuhola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nabuhalya | 63 | 54 | / |
| Naibbeyli | 63 | 4 | / |
| Nabuhalia | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nnabuelyi | 63 | 2 | / |
| Napwalo | 57 | 21 | / |
| Napwili | 57 | 2 | / |
| Navuelo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nabuile | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nnabuile | 53 | 7 | / |
| Nampuila | 53 | 1 | / |
| Naibbayli | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Nabwela
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