Naswa Surname

168,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Maldives

Naswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,8151:25,4432,857
Uganda5291:73,7988,106
India1151:6,670,134150,358
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
Maldives251:16,1671,127
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Naswa (2,461) may also be a first name.

Naswa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Naswa (Hindi: नासवा) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naswa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 168,637th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,844,475 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Naswa live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 149,078th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 2,461 people.

Naswa is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,815 people, or 1 in 25,443. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 41 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 24 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 21 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Naswa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Naswa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Naswa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nashwa911,446/
Ngaswa9185/
Naswah9118/
Nasswa9110/
Naaswa913/
Naswas911/
Naeswa911/
Naswha911/
Naswea911/
Naiswea8389/
Ngashwa836/
Naswath833/
Naswuha832/
Nashwah832/
Naswaya832/
Nahaswa831/
Naswaid831/
Nashhwa831/
Natshwa831/
Nhaswad831/
Ngauswa831/
Nasua80510/
Nasba80187/
Naswe8063/
Nasva8033/
Naswi8021/
Neswa8020/
Noswa803/
Nashwaia7718/
Naiswaya771/
Ngaswaya771/
Naisewua771/
Nasuea73291/
Nachwa7372/
Naasua7341/
Ngaswe7341/
Nnaswe7333/
Nashua7317/
Naswee7315/
Naisua7315/
Nasvay7310/
Nassua739/
Nashva737/
Noshwa733/
Naiswe732/
Nasuad732/
Nausba732/
Nazzwa731/
Nazway731/
Nasvha731/
Nasbha731/
Naswih731/
Neswea731/
Noswad731/
Noswas731/
Nnasua731/
Nouswa731/
Nasbai731/
Ngasua731/
Nasvas731/
Nassba731/
Nasuay730/
Naswood6740/
Ngaiswe6734/
Nashvay6713/
Nnaasua6710/
Nasuhai674/
Nasouha674/
Naushba673/
Nosweat672/
Nassuha672/
Nashvah671/
Nachwat671/
Ngashwe671/
Neshway671/
Nasweeh671/
Nashuat671/
Nashuad671/
Nashwit671/

Naswa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naswa in the Hindi language
नासवाnasava55.56
नस्वाnasva22.22
नसवाnasava11.11
नावाnava11.11

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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
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  • 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 Naswa
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