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

The surname Nawire is found most frequently in Uganda. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawire? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nawire is the 84,681st most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,277,844 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nawire reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 199,883rd most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 1,511 people.

This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 4,002 people, or 1 in 9,755. In Uganda Nawire is primarily found in: Pallisa District, where 24 percent live, Butaleja District, where 21 percent live and Kibuku District, where 14 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 29 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Nawire Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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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