Nagwaka Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nagwaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nagwaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda561:697,13035,026
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Nagwaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nagwaka occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nagwaka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nagwaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nagwaka is the 2,506,728th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Nagwaka live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 697,130. In Uganda Nagwaka is most prevalent in: Kibuku District, where 64 percent reside, Pallisa District, where 16 percent reside and Budaka District, where 4 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 3 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakwaka862/
Nagwaki861/
Nagbaka861/
Nakwaska802/
Noqwaka71146/
Nocwaka7113/
Nokwaka716/
Nakwaki713/
Nakwake712/
Nagwoko712/
Nagbako712/
Nogwaqa711/
Nakweka711/
Naguoka711/
Nakwako711/
Nakwaski67110/
Nakwacki678/
Nagvaker671/
Nokwakha671/
Nongcwaca631/
Nokwaqa572/
Nokwaca571/
Naghbaqi531/
Naguache531/
Naghuache501/

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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 Nagwaka
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