Nankwaga Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Nankwaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 140 | 1:278,852 | 19,916 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nankwaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nankwaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nankwaga occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nankwaga? popularity and diffusion
Nankwaga is the 1,491,356th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nankwaga are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 278,852. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Mayuge District, where 32 percent reside, Namutumba District, where 23 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Nankwaga occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakwaga | 93 | 20 | / |
| Nnankwanga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Naankwanga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nankwangha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nankwangga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nankwaanga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nankwega | 88 | 21 | / |
| Nangwaga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nakwagha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nangwanga | 82 | 8 | / |
| Nakwangha | 82 | 2 | / |
| Naikwanga | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nankwange | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nakwaanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nakwaghga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nagwaga | 80 | 17 | / |
| Nakuaga | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nakwoga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nagwanga | 75 | 9 | / |
| Nangwagi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nacwanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakwango | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nanghwagi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Naigwanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanguanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nagwago | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nangwanghi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nagwaggo | 63 | 106 | / |
| Nangbago | 63 | 89 | / |
| Nakuanga | 63 | 4 | / |
| Nogwanga | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nhaguaga | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nhacuonga | 59 | 4,945 | / |
| Nnakweugo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nakuhonga | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nogbaga | 53 | 46 | / |
| Nagbago | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nongbagi | 50 | 10 | / |
| Nagwoggo | 50 | 5 | / |
| Nagbagou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nuogbaga | 50 | 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 Nankwaga
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