Nakweya Surname
Approximately 203 people bear this surname
Nakweya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 193 | 1:239,274 | 16,651 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nakweya Demographics
Nakweya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nakweya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakweya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nakweya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakweya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,173,425th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. The last name Nakweya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakweya reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 239,274. In Kenya Nakweya is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 82 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 5 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 5 percent reside. Besides Kenya Nakweya exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside and Malawi, where 0 percent reside.
Nakweya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngakweya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nakhweya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nakwaya | 86 | 117 | / |
| Nagweya | 86 | 69 | / |
| Nakwiya | 86 | 7 | / |
| Nakueya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ngakwey | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nekweya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nakweha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngakweyi | 80 | 21 | / |
| Nakhwiya | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nakwooya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngakwaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakhwaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakway | 77 | 27 | / |
| Nakwaa | 77 | 25 | / |
| Nakwei | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nakwai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nakwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nakuea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naqwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nakwej | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nekwaya | 71 | 2,334 | / |
| Nakweji | 71 | 16 | / |
| Nakkuea | 71 | 15 | / |
| Nakwawe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nakwaji | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nagwaya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nnakwoa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nakweje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nakuaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnakwaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakwija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nangwey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nagbeya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nangwiya | 67 | 592 | / |
| Ngokweyi | 67 | 48 | / |
| Naggwaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nakhwaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngacwiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngakwieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngakueyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nankwaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nangweye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nokwueja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nankwayi | 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
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- 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 Nakweya
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