Naweza Surname
Approximately 8,982 people bear this surname
Naweza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 8,968 | 1:8,238 | 1,019 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Naweza (631) may also be a first name.
Naweza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naweza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Naweza has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naweza? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 56,462nd most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 811,350 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Naweza are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 331,447th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 631 people.
It is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 8,968 people, or 1 in 8,238. Barring The DR Congo Naweza exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Naweza
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