Nakawe Surname
Approximately 276 people bear this surname
Nakawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 268 | 1:145,669 | 13,018 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nakawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nakawe (Marathi: नकवे) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakawe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 948,111th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nakawe live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Nakawe is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 268 people, or 1 in 145,669. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Nakasongola District, where 68 percent reside, Luweero District, where 15 percent reside and Sironko District, where 4 percent reside. Barring Uganda it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 1 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nakawe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakawe in the Marathi language | ||
| नकवे | nakave | - |
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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 Nakawe
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