Nakwaya Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Nakwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 83 | 1:29,029 | 4,463 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nakwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nakwaya is most common in Namibia. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakwaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nakwaya is the 1,683,218th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nakwaya are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Nakwaya is most frequent in Namibia, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 29,029. In Namibia Nakwaya is most prevalent in: Omusati Region, where 75 percent are found, Hardap Region, where 19 percent are found and Erongo Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Namibia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngakwaya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nakhwaya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nakway | 92 | 27 | / |
| Nakwaa | 92 | 25 | / |
| Nekwaya | 86 | 2,334 | / |
| Nakweya | 86 | 203 | / |
| Nakwiya | 86 | 7 | / |
| Nagwaya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nakuaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nnakwaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nakhwiya | 80 | 9 | / |
| Naggwaya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nakwooya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nankwayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakhweya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngakweya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakuaa | 77 | 25 | / |
| Nokway | 77 | 10 | / |
| Naqway | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nekway | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nakwai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nagwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnaggwaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nokwayi | 71 | 114 | / |
| Nagweya | 71 | 69 | / |
| Nahgwaa | 71 | 28 | / |
| Naghway | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nakwawe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nagbaya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nakwaji | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nakueya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nagwaja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngakwey | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nekwaja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nnakwoa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nokwayo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nagwayi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Neekway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nogwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nekweya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakwija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakweha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nagwaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nekwayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nangwiya | 67 | 592 | / |
| Ngakweyi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nokhwayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nakhwaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nogwauya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngacwiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nankwaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nangwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahakuay | 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 Nakwaya
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