Nawura Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nawura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda561:697,13035,026
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nawura (19) may also be a first name.

Nawura Last Name Facts

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

Nawura has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawura? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,352,516th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Nawura reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 697,130. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Mayuge District, where 27 percent live, Buikwe District, where 14 percent live and Mukono District, where 14 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nawurah92280/
Nawoura9218/
Nahwura921/
Nawourha861/
Nawira83305/
Nabura83178/
Navura8358/
Nawure835/
Nawora833/
Nawouraha801/
Nawirah7756/
Nabeura7731/
Naboura7715/
Naburai7714/
Naabura7714/
Nhawira7714/
Nhawuro778/
Naburea774/
Naswuri774/
Nawouri773/
Navurra773/
Nawuire772/
Nabaura772/
Nhavura772/
Nhawure771/
Neewura771/
Ngawuri771/
Navurai771/
Naweure771/
Nawoure771/
Nabourah7145/
Nahabura713/
Ngavoura713/
Naaburah712/
Nahuhira711/
Gnawouro711/
Naburo67743/
Navuri67602/
Naburi67154/
Newira67122/
Naworo6798/
Navira6755/
Nabure6736/
Nawori6733/
Nawiro6714/
Nawore674/
Navure673/
Ngawourou672/
Nowora671/
Navuro671/
Nabury671/
Nobura671/
Newuro671/

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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 Nawura
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis