Nagaw Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nagaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nagaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nagaw (27) may also be a first name.

Nagaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nagaw is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nagaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nagaw is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Nagaw live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 27 people.

Nagaw is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Wakiso District, where 50 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nagawe9114/
Naggaw911/
Naigawe831/
Nagaf80121/
Nagav8096/
Nagab8031/
Negaw805/
Nagafe731,201/
Naghab7387/
Nahgab7366/
Naigow7355/
Nagova7329/
Nagowa7317/
Nagowe739/
Nagavt731/
Nagaiv731/
Nagabh731/
Noogaw731/
Nongaw731/
Nagaib731/
Naygaf731/
Nagaph731/
Nahagav671/
Nhagafe671/
Neagova671/
Nagahav671/

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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 Nagaw
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