Nakwala Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Nakwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 19 | 1:834,206 | 28,447 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nakwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nakwala occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakwala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakwala reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 834,206. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Muchinga Province, where 89 percent live, Luapula Province, where 5 percent live and Western Province, where 5 percent live. Apart from Zambia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 26 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakhwala | 93 | 601 | / |
| Nankwala | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nakwali | 86 | 46 | / |
| Nagwala | 86 | 15 | / |
| Nakwela | 86 | 12 | / |
| Nokwala | 86 | 9 | / |
| Nakwale | 86 | 6 | / |
| Nakwalo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nacwala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nankwali | 80 | 14 | / |
| Nankwale | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nankwalo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nakwalle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakwalio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakwaali | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naikwale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naakwalle | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nangwaala | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nagwallah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nokwali | 71 | 415 | / |
| Nokwela | 71 | 79 | / |
| Nagwali | 71 | 18 | / |
| Nagwela | 71 | 15 | / |
| Nacuala | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nagbala | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nagwale | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nogwala | 71 | 3 | / |
| Noqwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakuali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nangwali | 67 | 44 | / |
| Naigwela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nagballa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Naigwali | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naigwale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nagwelah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naagwali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naagbala | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nakwala
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