Nawila Surname

141,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nawila Surname Definition:

Nawila is a surname of the Namwanga tribe, meaning: gift (Fem).

Nawila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3,1151:5,088617
Honduras161:551,0283,526
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nawila (325) may also be a first name.

Nawila Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nawila is a surname of the Namwanga tribe, meaning: gift (Fem).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nawila Last Name Facts

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

Nawila (Oriya: ନୱିଲା) occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawila? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 141,741st most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,318,659 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nawila reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nawila is also the 486,495th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 325 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 3,115 people, or 1 in 5,088. In Zambia Nawila is most numerous in: Muchinga Province, where 40 percent are found, Northern Province, where 22 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent are found. Barring Zambia this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Honduras, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nawaila92122/
Ngawila9274/
Nawilai9243/
Nawilah925/
Nawilla922/
Naweila921/
Nawailah869/
Nahwilah867/
Nawailla861/
Naweilat861/
Nawailea861/
Nabila8327,095/
Nawula831,184/
Navila83960/
Nawela83223/
Nawile83117/
Nawili8363/
Nawilo832/
Nowila831/
Nawyla831/
Newila831/
Ngawiliau802/
Navilla77816/
Naivela77175/
Naibila7754/
Navilay7749/
Navilah7742/
Nawelya7737/
Nawuula7716/
Naviola7714/
Nahwela7713/
Nawulya7710/
Nawelah779/
Nawayla779/
Nevaila779/
Navilia778/
Navilga778/
Navilai778/
Newilai777/
Nawulla774/
Nabilai774/
Ngawile773/
Nasuila773/
Naabila773/
Nauwela773/
Nabuila772/
Nowaila772/
Navaila772/
Nawulai772/
Nabilay772/
Naboila772/
Nawella772/
Nabilia772/
Ngavila771/
Ngawela771/
Nnawile771/
Noweila771/
Nahwili771/
Navilas771/
Navitla771/
Nawulah771/
Nawaile771/
Newilah771/
Nnawela771/
Gnowila771/
Nabilaa771/
Noswila771/
Nabaila771/
Ngowila771/
Noiwilai71322/
Naviliat71253/
Naviglia7158/
Neewilia7131/
Navillat7115/
Naveilay7112/
Noowilai7111/
Nhavilay718/
Novailia718/
Neewilay717/
Nevaaila714/
Noiwilat714/
Navillas713/
Nahweela713/
Navillia712/
Nayuilay711/
Naweilee711/
Naijuila711/
Nachwela711/
Navailay711/
Navailla711/
Naweleha711/
Ngahuila711/
Newuilah711/
Gnawilou711/
Nabhilai711/
Nabiliah711/
Natvilai711/
Natvilay711/
Nowwilat711/
Nowela673,468/
Nabili672,889/
Nabile672,315/
Nabela67884/
Navela67832/
Navile67726/
Nawele67494/
Novila67307/
Nabilo67215/
Navilo67192/
Navula67192/
Navecilla67113/
Navili6789/
Nobila6775/
Navicella6771/
Nawelo6756/
Nowile6752/
Naweli6751/
Navilliat6742/
Navicilla6713/
Navesilla6712/
Nabyla678/
Nevila675/
Nabhillah674/
Nowilo671/
Nahwetlah671/
Nauvillat671/
Nawulo671/
Nawely671/
Naweullah671/
Newela671/
Navyla671/

Nawila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nawila in the Oriya language
ନୱିଲାnawila-

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