Nanvuma Surname

241,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nanvuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nanvuma 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
Uganda1,6551:23,5893,394
England31:18,572,686338,250

Nanvuma Last Name Facts

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

Nanvuma occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanvuma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 241,088th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,395,384 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nanvuma are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 1,655 people, or 1 in 23,589. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 21 percent live, Mukono District, where 16 percent live and Kampala District, where 12 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in 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
Nanvuuma936/
Naanvuma931/
Nambuma717/
Nemvuma711/
Nanvome711/
Nambuuma674/
Nambouma672/
Nanboume671/
Ngambuma671/
Ngambouma6357/
Namboma573/
Nambumi572/
Nomvume571/
Namvomo571/
Namboummy501/
Ngombouma501/
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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 Nanvuma
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