Nakarawa Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Fiji

Nakarawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakarawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Fiji91:99,3771,883
New Zealand61:754,72041,661

Nakarawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakarawa is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakarawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nakarawa is the 3,602,217th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Nakarawa occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Nakarawa are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda Nakarawa is mostly concentrated in: Mbarara District, where 33 percent reside, Kampala District, where 20 percent reside and Isingiro District, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Fiji, where 30 percent reside and New Zealand, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakarawat949/
Nakarawo881/
Nakarewa881/
Nakarova754/
Nakaravi753/
Nakerewa751/
Naskarova711/
Nacarova6321/
Nökarova639/
Naqarabe632/
Nakarová631/
Neckarova598/
Nokarabii591/
Nacarrova591/
Naakarobee563/
Nocarova506/
Nakorobe505/
Nakorova501/

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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 Nakarawa
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