Nakwere Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Nakwere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 69 | 1:565,787 | 30,812 |
| Zimbabwe | 51 | 1:302,711 | 30,394 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nakwere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakwere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nakwere is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakwere? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,649,806th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakwere live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Nakwere is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 565,787. In Uganda Nakwere is mostly found in: Manafwa District, where 71 percent live, Mbale District, where 12 percent live and Bududa District, where 4 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 42 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nnakwere | 93 | 3 | / |
| Nakwer | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nagwere | 86 | 1,831 | / |
| Nakware | 86 | 37 | / |
| Nakweri | 86 | 8 | / |
| Nakwera | 86 | 6 | / |
| Nakwaree | 80 | 240 | / |
| Nakouere | 80 | 70 | / |
| Nakweira | 80 | 41 | / |
| Nakwaire | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nnokwere | 80 | 6 | / |
| Naikware | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nahkwera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakwarei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nagweere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nancwere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakuhere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakweera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naugwere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakwaare | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nagwer | 77 | 2 | / |
| Naikwaire | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngacweire | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naggweere | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakwari | 71 | 756 | / |
| Nekware | 71 | 28 | / |
| Nagweri | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nagware | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nagwera | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nagwore | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nacwera | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nagbere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nokuere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nokware | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naguere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naigwera | 67 | 36 | / |
| Nangweri | 67 | 33 | / |
| Nakwiroj | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nakwarai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nakwaira | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nangwire | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nhokware | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakwairi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nagueire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naguerre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naigwire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakuhire | 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 Nakwere
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