Nakagwe Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nakagwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakagwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1661:235,17617,864
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Nakagwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nakagwe is found most in Uganda. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakagwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,338,236th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nakagwe live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Nakagwe is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 235,176. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 39 percent live, Luweero District, where 17 percent live and Mukono District, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Nakagwe exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nakaggwe93271/
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Nakahagwe884/
Nnakaggwe881/
Nakhangwe881/
Nakagwa865,383/
Nakakwe8613/
Nakogwe861/
Nakaggwa807,118/
Nakhakwe8014/
Nakkagwa803/
Nakaigwa802/
Gnakague801/
Nnakagwa801/
Naakagwa801/
Nakongwe801/
Nnakaggwa753/
Nakkaggwa751/
Nakaaggwa751/
Nakagggwa751/
Nakacwa7114,334/
Nacague7151/
Nakakwa7114/
Nakagui713/
Nakagua711/
Nakokwe711/
Nakaccwa67147/
Nakacwha677/
Nnakacwa677/
Nakahcwa674/
Noukague673/
Nakackwa672/
Nakaguha671/
Nakacwaa671/
Nakaacwa671/
Nakougue671/
Nakkacwa671/
Nakakcwa671/
Nacangue671/

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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 Nakagwe
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