Nakangwe Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nakangwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakangwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nakangwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakangwe is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nakangwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakangwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Nakangwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakangwe reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda Nakangwe is most frequent in: Rakai District, where 19 percent are found, Kampala District, where 13 percent are found and Buikwe District, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Zambia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakhangwe941/
Nakagwe93167/
Nakaggwe88271/
Nakangwa885/
Nakongwe881/
Nakahagwe824/
Nnakaggwe821/
Nakagwa805,383/
Nakakwe8013/
Nakogwe801/
Nakaggwa757,118/
Nakhakwe7514/
Nakkagwa753/
Nakaigwa752/
Nakongwa751/
Gnakague751/
Nnakagwa751/
Naakagwa751/
Nacangue751/
Nnakaggwa713/
Nakagggwa711/
Nakaaggwa711/
Nakoungue711/
Nakkaggwa711/
Nakacwa6714,334/
Nacague6751/
Nakakwa6714/
Nakagui673/
Nakagua671/
Nakokwe671/

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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 Nakangwe
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