Nakakawa Surname

77,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nakakawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakakawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6,1761:6,3211,117
Mexico531:2,342,00420,289
Japan471:2,720,09131,925
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Nakakawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakakawa is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nakakawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakakawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nakakawa is the 77,527th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,155,103 people. The last name Nakakawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nakakawa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 6,176 people, or 1 in 6,321. In Uganda Nakakawa is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 20 percent are found, Kampala District, where 11 percent are found and Luweero District, where 7 percent are found. Not including Uganda Nakakawa occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 1 percent are found and Japan, where 1 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Nakakawa
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