Nachwa Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Nachwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 61 | 1:639,988 | 33,288 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nachwa (628) may also be a first name.
Nachwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nachwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nachwa is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nachwa? popularity and diffusion
Nachwa is the 2,237,939th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Nachwa are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nachwa is also the 332,375th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 628 people.
This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 639,988. In Uganda Nachwa is most prevalent in: Kampala District, where 41 percent are found, Wakiso District, where 28 percent are found and Buikwe District, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nachwat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nacwa | 91 | 18 | / |
| Nachwuha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngauchwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nachwach | 86 | 0 | / |
| Nashwa | 83 | 1,446 | / |
| Nakhwa | 83 | 1,028 | / |
| Nachwo | 83 | 123 | / |
| Nachua | 83 | 20 | / |
| Nacuha | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nachba | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nachwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nachvay | 77 | 54 | / |
| Nachvai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Naychwo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ngashwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ngachua | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nashwah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nashhwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nachhua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nahaswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naichwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nachuae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nachwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nachwit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nhachwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Natshwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nachuay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nacua | 73 | 7,796 | / |
| Naswa | 73 | 2,562 | / |
| Nazwa | 73 | 260 | / |
| Nacwo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nacva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngachuea | 71 | 367 | / |
| Ngatchua | 71 | 12 | / |
| Natchwey | 71 | 2 | / |
| Naakhwaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakhwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakhva | 67 | 124 | / |
| Ngaswa | 67 | 85 | / |
| Nachui | 67 | 63 | / |
| Nakhua | 67 | 60 | / |
| Nazwah | 67 | 25 | / |
| Naswah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nashua | 67 | 17 | / |
| Najwah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nachuo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nasswa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nashva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nachby | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naaswa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Noshwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nadzwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nachbi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nachweich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nasbha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naswas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nasvha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nazway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nachve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nazhua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nochva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnazwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhacua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakhwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nachvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nachwejje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nazzwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naswea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naswha | 67 | 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 Nachwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis