Nawafa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Nawafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Nawafa (29) may also be a first name.
Nawafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nawafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nawafa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nawafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Nawafa are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 29 people.
The surname Nawafa is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Nawafa is most frequent in: Budaka District, where 33 percent reside, Kibuku District, where 33 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nabafa | 83 | 303 | / |
| Nawafi | 83 | 40 | / |
| Navafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nawafeh | 77 | 33 | / |
| Nabaffa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nawapha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nabaafa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nabapfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nabafah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nawaffo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nabofa | 67 | 74 | / |
| Ngawoofah | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nowafi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nabafo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nabafi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Navafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Navafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nawofo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnavafo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nouweifa | 57 | 6 | / |
| Nahuvefa | 57 | 3 | / |
| Nnabaife | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngnowafo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nabofe | 50 | 21 | / |
| Nevefa | 50 | 21 | / |
| Nowofe | 50 | 3 | / |
| Nobafi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nabofi | 50 | 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 Nawafa
- 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