Nawavu Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nawavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nawavu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nawavu is found most in Uganda. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawavu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Nawavu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nawavu live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Nawavu is most common in: Gomba District, where 58 percent reside, Kampala District, where 17 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Uganda Nawavu is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nawaavu921/
Nawabu83167/
Nabavu832/
Navavu831/
Nawawu831/
Nawovu831/
Nawabut77159/
Nawawut775/
Nawawou773/
Nawabush711/
Nobavu67231/
Nababu67115/
Navabu6772/
Nawahabou6711/
Nawobu671/
Nabowu671/
Nowabu671/
Navaabu6288/
Nobhavu6235/
Naibabu6222/
Nababou624/
Nababuu624/
Navabau623/
Navabut623/
Nnawobu621/
Nobhawu621/
Navabhu621/
Noowabut574/
Nawaaboo573/
Gnowawou571/
Ngavabou571/
Navabudh571/
Noowabuth531/
Nabhaibau531/
Navabaudh531/
Nobovu506/
Nabobu503/
Nobabu501/
Ngawuhowou501/

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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 Nawavu
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