Nakapwan Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nakapwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakapwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4051:114,0249,688
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Nakapwan Last Name Facts

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

Nakapwan occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakapwan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 693,669th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakapwan are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 405 people, or 1 in 114,024. In Kenya Nakapwan is most frequent in: Turkana County, where 100 percent are found and Makueni County, where 0 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.

Nakapwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nakapwan last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakwapwan941/
Nakapan9347/
Nakapwon88138/
Nakappan8831/
Nakkapan8819/
Nakpawan8816/
Nakapian8815/
Nakapana887/
Nakapuan881/
Nakapain881/
Nakpan861,453/
Nkpwan862/
Nkapan861/
Nakapn861/
Nakapowon829/
Nakabwana824/
Nakapwuon821/
Nakpane801,173/
Nagapan80251/
Nakipan8057/
Nkapana8018/
Nakapun8015/
Nkappan809/
Nakpana808/
Nyakpan808/
Nakepan806/
Nakaban805/
Nakapin805/
Nnakpan804/
Nakapen804/
Nkapane803/
Nakapon802/
Nuakpan801/
Nkapain801/
Nakpean801/
Nakpian801/
Nakhpan801/
Nackpan801/
Nyakabwana782/
Naik Pawan781/
Nakabwanya781/
Nayakaapan781/
Nawikkapan781/
Nkpan7744/
Nagappan751,972/
Nkapiani75171/
Nkhapane7548/
Nakipane7532/
Nakpanya7521/
Nakhapin7516/
Nagapani7513/
Nakapuon7511/
Nkpoiwan758/
Nakkaban758/
Nakkapun758/
Nakhaban757/
Nakabani756/
Nakabane755/
Naggapan754/
Nnaakpan753/
Nakepane753/
Nakabano753/
Nachapan753/
Nakopwon751/
Naagpani751/
Nukapani751/
Nakapona751/
Nwaakpan751/
Nakabana751/
Nakapina751/
Nakaponi751/
Nacapana751/
Nacappan751/
Ngapuwan751/
Naakpana751/
Nikapanu751/
Nakpiean751/
Nkapeani751/
Nakapojn751/
Nakpanao751/
Nagaipan751/
Nyakepan751/
Naik Bawane741/
Nnakabwaana741/
Nakban71440/
Nakpon71237/
Nakpin71230/
Nakpun71150/
Nyakpanya71109/
Ngapan71106/
Nyakapeni7177/
Nyakapene7142/
Nyakapini7141/
Nakabwene7141/
Nokpan7127/
Nyakabani7121/
Naggappan7117/
Nakpen719/
Nkpanu718/
Nkpane718/
Nachappan715/
Nagpan715/
Nkpani715/
Nikpan715/
Nakobwana714/
Nagappana713/
Nnkpan713/
Naecapana713/
Nayak Pan713/
Nyakabano712/
Nachapani712/
Naikabhan712/
Nkpano712/
Nkopan712/
Nakabanyi712/
Nakabwine712/
Nkapen712/
Naikpn711/
Nakhabyan711/
Nakkaponi711/
Nykpan711/
Nna Akpan711/
Nakhbayan711/
Nakabwino711/
N'Kpan711/
Nkepan711/
Nkapin711/
Nkapna711/
Nyakabana711/
Nyakabane711/
Nyakapina711/
Nkapianoi711/
Nakipanyi711/
Nakkhaban711/
Nagaappan711/
Nagapn711/
Nachiapan711/
Pnagappan711/
Nkopane674,745/
Nkabane671,679/
Nachiappan67925/
Nakpaen67476/
Nkabani67250/
Nagapen67113/
Nagapin6797/
Nyaokpanya6782/
Nkepane6776/
Nyakapunha6760/
Nkupane6749/
Nakaben6726/
Nakipin6722/
Nekaban6714/
Nyikpan6714/
Nkopani6713/
Ngapane6711/
Wnagpan6710/
Nagaban679/
Nkpanya677/
Nikpian677/
Nakopen676/
Nagpani675/
Ngapani675/
Ncapani675/
Nakpoon675/
Nakabun675/
Nkpoyan674/
Ngaepan674/
Nyakwabene674/
Nkpaneh673/
Nakiban673/
Ngappan673/
Nakabwonye672/
Nkwabon672/
Nkapini672/
Nagappanna671/
Nakiyabano671/
Nayakapuna671/
Ngapuan671/
Nyakpen671/
Nwakpon671/
Nkpanee671/
Nkpinwa671/
Nkpunwa671/
Nakhban671/
Nakaabonye671/
Nachabwana671/
Nakpeni671/
Naïkpon671/
Nayek Pani671/
Nekepan671/
Necapan671/
Ngapwen671/
N'Kpani671/
Nkepnwa671/
Nyakabwine671/
Gnakpon671/
Nkpoane671/
Nkoapne671/
Nqapane671/
Nkaipen671/
Nkapene671/
Nkupani671/
Noah-Akpan671/
Nkopano671/
Nkopwin671/
Nakawiboon671/
Nakkban671/
Naghiappan671/
Nykapyn671/
Nkpn671/
Nacabuan6399/
Nokabwoine561/
Nacobuan502/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nakapwan
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