Nakewa Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Nakewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nakewa (10) may also be a first name.
Nakewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nakewa has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakewa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nakewa is the 2,718,172nd most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakewa are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nakewa is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 1,115,408. In Uganda Nakewa is most numerous in: Manafwa District, where 83 percent live, Butaleja District, where 3 percent live and Kayunga District, where 3 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.
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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 Nakewa
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