Nanjovu Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nanjovu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nanjovu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4031:96,8729,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nanjovu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nanjovu occurs most in Uganda. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanjovu? popularity and diffusion

Nanjovu is the 718,674th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,949,620 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nanjovu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 403 people, or 1 in 96,872. In Uganda Nanjovu is mostly concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 21 percent live, Kampala District, where 17 percent live and Mukono District, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nanjjovu934/
Nonjovu86117/
Nansovu862/
Nanyavu714/
Nanjabu711/
Nonyovu711/
Nomnyovu672/
Nanhabou671/
Nanhawou671/
Nansowou671/
Nansabu575/
Naniabu573/
Nanyawu573/
Nansawu571/
Nanyabut5365/
Nonchavu532/
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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 Nanjovu
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