Nguvauva Surname

422,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nguvauva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nguvauva 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
Namibia7241:3,328576
Botswana941:23,2654,701
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nguvauva (21) may also be a first name.

Nguvauva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nguvauva is found in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguvauva? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nguvauva is the 422,566th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,887,251 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nguvauva live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nguvauva is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 21 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Namibia, where it is carried by 724 people, or 1 in 3,328. In Namibia Nguvauva is most common in: Khomas Region, where 45 percent reside, Omaheke Region, where 42 percent reside and Erongo Region, where 8 percent reside. Barring Namibia Nguvauva exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

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
Nguvava93115/
Nguvuva932/
Guvava86584/
Nuvavat8021/
Guvaeva804/
Nuvaeva803/
Guvavah802/
Nuvavath753/
Nguwaba673/
Guveeva671/
Guveiva671/
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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 Nguvauva
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