Napwa Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Napwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Napwa (60) may also be a first name.
Napwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Napwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Napwa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Napwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Napwa are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 60 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Napwa is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 92 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napwad | 91 | 3 | / |
| Naphwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Napwatt | 83 | 157 | / |
| Nampwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Napwaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nabwa | 80 | 86 | / |
| Napua | 80 | 79 | / |
| Napwy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nepwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Napwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nnapwaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neaphway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Napuat | 73 | 9 | / |
| Nampua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nabwai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngapwo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Navwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Napwit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nabwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naivwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naibwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhapwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nahabwa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ngapwou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngabwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngaabwa | 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 Napwa
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