Nakamwa Surname
Approximately 332 people bear this surname
Nakamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 310 | 1:125,933 | 11,770 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Nakamwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nakamwa has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakamwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 832,284th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,950,440 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakamwa live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 310 people, or 1 in 125,933. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Wakiso District, where 32 percent are found, Luweero District, where 21 percent are found and Nakasongola District, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Nakamwa is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakhamwa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nakamwe | 86 | 199 | / |
| Nakamwi | 86 | 90 | / |
| Nakamua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nakaimba | 80 | 7 | / |
| Naikamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakamuha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakhamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakhomwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakaamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngaikamwe | 75 | 13 | / |
| Nakahamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakamue | 71 | 31 | / |
| Naukhambay | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nacamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naikambo | 67 | 282 | / |
| Ngokomwa | 67 | 118 | / |
| Naukambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakamboo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakahambo | 63 | 26 | / |
| Naikaambo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nacambo | 57 | 169 | / |
| Nacambe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nocamba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Naikomba | 53 | 291 | / |
| Nakhombi | 53 | 162 | / |
| Nacaimbi | 53 | 12 | / |
| Nakoumbi | 53 | 8 | / |
| Nakkombe | 53 | 6 | / |
| Naikombe | 53 | 6 | / |
| Nhakombe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Naikombo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Neikambo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nacahamue | 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 Nakamwa
- 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