Nakwele Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Nakwele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 80 | 1:487,991 | 28,240 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nakwele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakwele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nakwele is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Nakwele click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakwele? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,931,261st most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakwele are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 487,991. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Manafwa District, where 78 percent are found, Sironko District, where 8 percent are found and Mbale District, where 4 percent are found. Besides Uganda Nakwele occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakweele | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nankwele | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nakwelleh | 88 | 18 | / |
| Nokwele | 86 | 77 | / |
| Nagwele | 86 | 46 | / |
| Nakwela | 86 | 12 | / |
| Nakwale | 86 | 6 | / |
| Nakuele | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nakweli | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nokhwele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakwalle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakouele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naikwale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naakwalle | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nokwela | 71 | 79 | / |
| Nocwele | 71 | 71 | / |
| Nakwali | 71 | 46 | / |
| Naguele | 71 | 26 | / |
| Nagwela | 71 | 15 | / |
| Nakwila | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nogwele | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nagwale | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nacuele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nagbele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Naquele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nagwole | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakwilai | 67 | 383 | / |
| Naigwela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nagouele | 67 | 3 | / |
| Naquelle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nhaguele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noncwele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnaquele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakwaali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naigwole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naigwale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naiguele | 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 Nakwele
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