Nakachwa Surname
Approximately 7,011 people bear this surname
Nakachwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 6,995 | 1:5,581 | 998 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Nakachwa (13) may also be a first name.
Nakachwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakachwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nakachwa is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Nakachwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakachwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 70,491st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,039,445 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakachwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nakachwa is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 13 people.
Nakachwa is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 6,995 people, or 1 in 5,581. In Uganda Nakachwa is mostly concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 21 percent are found, Kampala District, where 12 percent are found and Rakai District, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nnakachwa | 94 | 5 | / |
| Nakachhwa | 94 | 2 | / |
| Nakachwha | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nakachwah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nakacwa | 93 | 14,334 | / |
| Nnakacwa | 88 | 7 | / |
| Nakacwha | 88 | 7 | / |
| Nakahcwa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Nakachua | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nakacwah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nakacwaa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nakaacwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nakkacwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nakazwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nakacua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nacacwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakajwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naikachhua | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nakechwo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nakhakhwi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nakozwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nacacua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakajjwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nakatsuo | 50 | 14 | / |
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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 Nakachwa
- 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