Nawoya Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Nawoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 137 | 1:284,958 | 20,187 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
Nawoya (42) may also be a first name.
Nawoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nawoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nawoya occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nawoya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,497,948th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. Nawoya is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nawoya are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nawoya is also the 1,566,439th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 42 people.
The surname Nawoya is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 284,958. In Uganda Nawoya is mostly found in: Kibuku District, where 60 percent are found, Budaka District, where 14 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 8 percent are found. Other than Uganda Nawoya occurs in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Nawoya
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