Nakawo Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Nakawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nakawo (15) may also be a first name.

Nakawo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nakawo occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakawo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Nakawo is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Nakawo are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 30 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nakawo is also the 2,900,335th most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 15 people.

Nakawo is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger it is most common in: Diffa Region, where 33 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 33 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 30 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakawooy861/
Nakawa83808/
Nakowo8311/
Nokawo8310/
Nakavo832/
Nakewo831/
Nakawoaya801/
Nakhawa77411/
Nakaiwa77383/
Nakahwa7776/
Noukawo7730/
Naikawa7723/
Naekawa7717/
Nakawah7712/
Nakabou7710/
Nakaawa772/
Ngakawa772/
Gnakawa771/
Nakauwa771/
Nakaywa771/
Nakkabo771/
Nakaabo771/
Nakajwa771/
Nashkawa717/
Naikawad716/
Nakahawa711/
Nakkhawa711/
Nakova673,102/
Nakeva67333/
Nakowa67262/
Nokawa6788/
Nakewa6751/
Nakava6738/
Nacawa6723/
Naqawa6710/
Naková676/
Nnakachwa675/
Nakkawach674/
Nekawa673/
Nakachhwa672/
Nakovo671/
Nacavo671/
Nakachwha671/
Nakachwah671/

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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 Nakawo
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