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 borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nachwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nachwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,237,939th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 628 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 639,988. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kampala District, where 41 percent live, Wakiso District, where 28 percent live and Buikwe District, where 7 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
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