Nawire Surname

84,681st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nawire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,0021:9,7551,660
Kenya1,6781:27,5213,062
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nawire (1,511) may also be a first name.

Nawire Last Name Facts

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

Nawire is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawire? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 84,681st most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,277,844 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nawire are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 199,883rd most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,511 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 4,002 people, or 1 in 9,755. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Pallisa District, where 24 percent are found, Butaleja District, where 21 percent are found and Kibuku District, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 29 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Nawire Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nawgire9235/
Nawaire9215/
Naswire922/
Nawuire922/
Nawireh922/
Nawirie922/
Nauwire921/
Ngawire921/
Nawir913,557/
Nawre9110/
Ngajwire865/
Nawaireh864/
Ngahwire863/
Nawuyire861/
Nawiri83348/
Nawira83305/
Nabire83234/
Naware83193/
Nawwir8355/
Nawere8342/
Ngawir8339/
Navire8317/
Nahwir839/
Nawior837/
Nawure835/
Neawre831/
Ngahweire803/
Ngahwaire801/
Navgire7711,670/
Naviere77146/
Naibere77138/
Nawaree7734/
Nabuire7729/
Naivare7724/
Ngaiwir7716/
Nhawira7714/
Nawgiri7714/
Naiwirt7714/
Nawaira7713/
Nawarei779/
Nawhare778/
Nnaware778/
Navaire775/
Nabirey775/
Nahwere775/
Nawairi775/
Nauware774/
Naviore774/
Nahware773/
Neaware772/
Navuire772/
Nawisri772/
Naabire771/
Naaware771/
Nabaire771/
Naveire771/
Nhavire771/
Nhawure771/
Nnawere771/
Najwere771/
Naivere771/
Nawoure771/
Nawarey771/
Naweiri771/
Naweure771/
Ngawere771/
Nabeire771/
Nabhire771/
Nabireh771/
Nnabire771/
Nawerie771/
Nawer733,196/
Nabir73684/
Navir73203/
Nowir739/
Nowre732/
Nabayire7118/
Ngaviere719/
Navioyre718/
Nabuyire716/
Navajire715/
Nabawere714/
Nachwere714/
Navgirey711/
Nawgiray711/
Nayhuire711/
Ngahwere711/
Nabiyore711/
Nawajira711/
Naviri671,636/
Noweir671,380/
Navare671,189/
Nowier67886/
Najwer67529/
Newiri67447/
Navier67332/
Naweri67203/
Nabiri67177/
Noware67154/
Nawera67129/
Nabere6778/
Navira6755/
Navair6751/
Navere6730/
Nohwir6726/
Novare6724/
Naiber6722/
Navirr6712/
Nabirh679/
Nowair679/
Nabiry678/
Naiver677/
Nowere676/
Navgir675/
Nabhir675/
Nasuir675/
Gnavir674/
Nouwir674/
Naivir674/
Navure673/
Naboir672/
Newere672/
Naubir671/
Navirj671/
Nevire671/
Novair671/
Naibauere671/
Navoir671/
Nawert671/
Naywer671/
Nabair671/
Newure671/
Navior671/
Naveyireh671/

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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 Nawire
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