Napyana Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Napyana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Napyana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Napyana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Napyana occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Napyana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Napyana is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Napyana is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Napyana live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda Napyana is primarily concentrated in: Budaka District, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 30 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Napyanga931/
Napyane86324/
Napiana8652/
Napyani8625/
Nopyana8617/
Napjana861/
Nopiana711,644/
Napjane7171/
Nopyani7149/
Napiany7127/
Napiane7120/
Napiano715/
Napjani712/
Napiani711/
Napeane711/
Nopianah6776/
Naspiani6726/
Napeyoni671/
Ngapiane671/
Noupianga631/
Nopiani571,939/
Napione57151/
Nopiano5767/
Nopiany577/
Napioni570/
Nopianis5311/
Nophiani539/
Nopianih536/
Ngapiono531/

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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 Napyana
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