Nakwei Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nakwei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakwei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nakwei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nakwei has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakwei? popularity and diffusion

Nakwei is the 7,117,718th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Nakwei reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Nakwei is mostly found in: Trans Nzoia County, where 80 percent live and Turkana County, where 20 percent live. Aside from Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 14 percent live.

Nakwei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nakwei last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakweji9216/
Nakwi9176/
Nakwe9170/
Ngakweyi8621/
Nnakwe831,107/
Nhakwi83267/
Ngakwe83165/
Nhakwe8378/
Nakwii8329/
Nankwe835/
Nakwer834/
Nakwai832/
Naekwe832/
Nakwit832/
Naakwe831/
Nakhwi831/
Nadkwe831/
Nakwee831/
Nakwej831/
Naqwei831/
Naakwi831/
Nekwei831/
Nakgwe831/
Nnaekwe77281/
Nakweya77203/
Nnakwue77102/
Nakhweh7718/
Naiskwe7715/
Nakwawe779/
Nakwiya777/
Nakwaji775/
Nakwech775/
Ngakwey774/
Nakweje772/
Nankwiy771/
Nakweha771/
Nakwija771/
Nakwiji771/
Ngokwei771/
Ngakwih771/
Ngakwui771/
Nakwijt771/
Nakwuit771/
Nakwa733,151/
Nokwe731,818/
Nakui731,686/
Naqwi73752/
Nagwe7389/
Nekwe7349/
Nakue7337/
Naqwe7331/
Nokwi7319/
Nagwi7311/
Nekwi734/
Nacwe734/
Ngokweyi7148/
Nangweji7121/
Nnaekwue7117/
Nakhwiya719/
Nakhwaji712/
Nankwayi711/
Nnakwehe711/
Nakhweya711/
Ngakueyi711/
Ngakweya711/
Ngakwieh711/
Nnankwee711/
Naankwoi711/
Nakwetch711/
Nakhwa671,028/
Nagwee67778/
Naigwe67583/
Nokhwe67147/
Nnekwe67125/
Ngakui6768/
Noukwe6767/
Nagwai6764/
Nnakwa6741/
Nokgwe6733/
Nnokwe6727/
Nakway6727/
Nakwaa6725/
Naikwa6721/
Nackwa6719/
Nhokwe6716/
Nhakwa6711/
Naqwee6711/
Naakue6710/
Nekwai6710/
Naqwai675/
Nakwah674/
Nokwue674/
Ngakue674/
Nagwie673/
Nankue673/
Nokwai673/
Naquei672/
Naukwa672/
Neukwe672/
Nagwer672/
Naquwi672/
Naikui672/
Naakwa672/
Nankui672/
Nekgwe672/
Nakkhwaji671/
Nakqui671/
Naykue671/
Nnakue671/
Naqwie671/
Nookwe671/
Noikwe671/
Noukwi671/
Nakcwa671/
Nahkui671/
Naikue671/
Nadkwa671/
Nakuea671/
Nakuit671/
Naqwey671/
Nekwue671/
Ngokwi671/
Gnakwa671/
Nokwae671/
Nakkue671/
Nakkui671/

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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 Nakwei
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