Nanywa Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Nanywa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 48 | 1:813,318 | 38,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Nanywa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nanywa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nanywa is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanywa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,776,799th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nanywa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 813,318. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kampala District, where 19 percent reside, Wakiso District, where 19 percent reside and Masaka District, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nnanywa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Naanywa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nainywa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nanyowa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Naniwa | 83 | 1,535 | / |
| Nanewa | 83 | 57 | / |
| Nanywi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nanjwa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nonywa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nganiwa | 77 | 32 | / |
| Nanyova | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nangiwa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nanjwai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Naniewa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nganywe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nhanhwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naniwas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nanyowe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nganywi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gnaniwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neanywo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nganjwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nainewad | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nanniwai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Naynewad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nainiwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naneva | 67 | 1,334 | / |
| Noniwa | 67 | 1,066 | / |
| Neniwa | 67 | 105 | / |
| Nenewa | 67 | 104 | / |
| Nonewa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Nanhua | 67 | 12 | / |
| Naniba | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nangeewai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nenjwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Naniwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nanjua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naniva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naneba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nganyowoh | 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 Nanywa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis