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 last name Nawoya occurs most in Uganda. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nawoya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nawoya is the 1,497,948th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name Nawoya occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nawoya reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 42 people.
The last name Nawoya is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 284,958. In Uganda Nawoya is primarily concentrated in: Kibuku District, where 60 percent reside, Budaka District, where 14 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 8 percent reside. Besides Uganda Nawoya is found in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 2 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 Nawoya
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