Nakwana Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Nakwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nakwana (49) may also be a first name.
Nakwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nakwana is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakwana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakwana are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 49 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 89 percent live and Sokoto, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Niger, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakwatna | 93 | 27 | / |
| Nakwanna | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nakhwana | 93 | 1 | / |
| Naikwanga | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nakwaanga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nakwani | 86 | 50 | / |
| Nokwana | 86 | 31 | / |
| Nakwena | 86 | 19 | / |
| Nakwano | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nakwane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nacwana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nagwana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naqwana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nakwanit | 80 | 744 | / |
| Nakwanje | 80 | 315 | / |
| Nakwanyi | 80 | 191 | / |
| Nagwamna | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nagwanga | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nagwanna | 80 | 7 | / |
| Naigwana | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nakwanni | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nakuanga | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nhokwana | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nakwaine | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nakwangi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nankwano | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nacwanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakwaini | 80 | 1 | / |
| Noukwana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhekwana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naqwanna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naikwane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakwango | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakwanis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakwanich | 75 | 76 | / |
| Nakkwanyi | 75 | 10 | / |
| Nakwaanyi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nnakwanyi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nakwannyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakwanith | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nequkwana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naigwanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nokwane | 71 | 523 | / |
| Nagwani | 71 | 401 | / |
| Naguana | 71 | 22 | / |
| Noqwana | 71 | 21 | / |
| Nogwana | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nagwona | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nokwani | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nagwane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Negwana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nagwena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nagvana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nagwano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakuano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngoikwanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakwannich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nagwanyi | 67 | 151 | / |
| Nangwona | 67 | 117 | / |
| Nagwangi | 67 | 38 | / |
| Nhokwani | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ngokwani | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nokwange | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nangwano | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nagwanit | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ngakwono | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naggwano | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nogwanga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nonkwani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nagbanna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngocwana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nagwayni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nokwangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nagwanni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nagwanhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nagwaani | 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 Nakwana
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis