Nepuwa Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nepuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nepuwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nepuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nepuwa is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nepuwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nepuwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nepuwa live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,259,332. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Bududa District, where 94 percent are found, Kiryandongo District, where 3 percent are found and Mbale District, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nephuwa921/
Napuwa83409/
Nipuwa8322/
Napuwua771/
Nepouba771/
Nepieva628/
Nopouwo621/
Ngipuwi621/
Nephowe621/
Niepowuj571/
Napiva501/
Nipiwo501/
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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 Nepuwa
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