Nakuwa Surname

496,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nakuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6101:75,7057,074
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nakuwa (43) may also be a first name.

Nakuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakuwa occurs most in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakuwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nakuwa is the 496,702nd most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 10,975,220 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakuwa live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nakuwa is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 43 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 610 people, or 1 in 75,705. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Turkana County, where 100 percent live, Laikipia County, where 0 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 0 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Nakuwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakuhwa92456/
Nakhuwa92186/
Naikuwa9214/
Nakuwai9213/
Nakuywa923/
Nakauwa921/
Nakuwad921/
Nakouwai861/
Naekeuwa861/
Nakuwaha861/
Gnakouwa861/
Nakiwa83224/
Nokuwa8338/
Nakuva833/
Nakuwo833/
Nakuwe831/
Nacuwa831/
Nhakiwa77124/
Nakhuva77107/
Naikuva7793/
Nekuwai7737/
Nnakuba7736/
Nakkuba7730/
Nakiwai779/
Nakoowa779/
Nakauba774/
Nakuuba773/
Nacouwa771/
Nakhuwo771/
Nnakiwa771/
Nakowai771/
Nakouwe771/
Neakowau713/
Naïkouba711/
Nakihuha711/
Ngaukuva711/
Nokuwo67610/
Nacuva67126/
Nokuwe6763/
Nakowe6718/
Nokiwa6718/
Nakowo6711/
Nakuvo6710/
Nakiwo679/
Nekuva678/
Nakubo677/
Nakiva677/
Nakuve673/
Nacuba672/
Nacuwo671/
Nokuva671/
Nakuvi671/

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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 Nakuwa
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