Nawangwe Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Nawangwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Nawangwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nawangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nawangwe is found most in Uganda. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nawangwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nawangwe is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Nawangwe live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Nawangwe is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 1,859,013. In Uganda Nawangwe is most numerous in: Kampala District, where 43 percent are found, Wakiso District, where 10 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 4 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nawangwa | 88 | 3 | / |
| Nawangue | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nowangwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nhabangwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nabagwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nawakwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nabangue | 75 | 242 | / |
| Nawaigwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nabaigwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ngawakwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naibagwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhabangue | 71 | 5,568 | / |
| Nabanggue | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nabangque | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nawakwi | 67 | 597 | / |
| Nabogwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nowagbe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nabague | 67 | 6 | / |
| Navakwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nabagwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Navagwi | 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 Nawangwe
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