Nakakawa Surname
Approximately 6,309 people bear this surname
Nakakawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 6,176 | 1:6,321 | 1,117 |
| Mexico | 53 | 1:2,342,004 | 20,289 |
| Japan | 47 | 1:2,720,091 | 31,925 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakakaawa | 94 | 1,263 | / |
| Nakaikawa | 94 | 847 | / |
| Nakaakawa | 94 | 13 | / |
| Nakhakawa | 94 | 8 | / |
| Nnakakawa | 94 | 5 | / |
| Nakaekawa | 94 | 3 | / |
| Nakkakawa | 94 | 2 | / |
| Nakakkawa | 94 | 2 | / |
| Naakakawa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nakhakhawa | 89 | 4 | / |
| Nnakakaawa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nakaakkawa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nakacawa | 88 | 5 | / |
| Nakakawo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nakaqawa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nakakaawe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nakakaaba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nakakoba | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nakacava | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nokakawo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakakowe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakokowa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakakova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakakavi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakatkova | 71 | 20 | / |
| Naekacava | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nakacawee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naskakova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nekacava | 63 | 83 | / |
| Nakakobe | 63 | 4 | / |
| Nakecava | 63 | 3 | / |
| Nakakobo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nacakova | 63 | 1 | / |
| Naikecava | 59 | 3 | / |
| Nascakova | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nokekhowah | 56 | 1 | / |
| Nocakova | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Nakakawa
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