Naziwa Surname

81,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Naziwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naziwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5,9141:6,6011,161
England81:6,964,757184,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Naziwa (35) may also be a first name.

Naziwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Naziwa is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Naziwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 81,889th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,229,966 people. The last name Naziwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Naziwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Naziwa is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 35 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 5,914 people, or 1 in 6,601. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Wakiso District, where 10 percent are found, Mubende District, where 9 percent are found and Kibaale District, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nazziwa9225,755/
Nnaziwa9213/
Naaziwa922/
Nazaiwa921/
Naziwwa921/
Nnazziwa8628/
Naazziwa861/
Nazzziwa861/
Nazziwah861/
Nazziwaa861/
Nasiwa831,275/
Naziba83575/
Nagiwa8351/
Najiwa8311/
Naziwi831/
Naziwe831/
Nazieva77166/
Nachiwa7774/
Nazibai7730/
Nadziva7714/
Nazziba778/
Nazaiba775/
Nnasiwa774/
Naczewa772/
Naiziba771/
Nadziwe771/
Nazaiva771/
Nazhiva771/
Nodziwa771/
Nazivah771/
Narzieva713,611/
Nazhieva71177/
Nhedziwa7139/
Neazieva714/
Natshiwa714/
Nadzieva712/
Nazywacz711/
Naisewua711/
Nachiway711/
Ngachiwa711/
Nogiwa67818/
Nazeba67517/
Nacewa67166/
Nojiwa67124/
Nagiba6782/
Nadzhieva6749/
Nagewa6747/
Nosiwa6728/
Nasiva6726/
Naciva6724/
Nazibi6722/
Natshiowa6721/
Najiva6721/
Nasywa6710/
Noziba677/
Nagiwe676/
Nagiwo675/
Nazibo673/
Nazebi673/
Nasewa673/
Nasiwe673/
Najewa672/
Nagiva672/
Nazibe671/
Nazeva671/
Naciwo671/
Najiwo671/
Nasiwo671/
Nozewa671/
Nazive671/

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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 Naziwa
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