Nsawa Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nsawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania511:1,038,07145,916
Uganda441:887,25640,445
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Nsawa (24) may also be a first name.

Nsawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nsawa is found most in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nsawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nsawa is the 1,471,719th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname Nsawa is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nsawa are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nsawa is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 24 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,038,071. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 31 percent live and The DR Congo, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nsaawa9115/
Nsaiwa919/
Nsawat913/
Nsawai913/
Nsawah912/
Nsawaj911/
Nsawaya8341/
Njawa80835/
Nsaba80736/
Nsewa80502/
Nsava80194/
Nzawa8093/
Nsowa8064/
Nsawi8059/
Nsawo8037/
Nsawe8029/
Nxawa802/
Nshaiwat7711/
N'Sawaya774/
Nsowah732,029/
Ndjawa73130/
Nzaywa7386/
Nshaba7378/
Nziawa7327/
Nzawah7317/
Njawat7311/
Nsabha7310/
Nchawa7310/
Njawah738/
Nseuwa737/
Nsowaa735/
Njawai734/
Nsaaba733/
Nsaabi733/
Nsahba732/
Nsewah732/
Nzawaz732/
Nzeawa731/
Nzaw'a731/
Ntjawa731/
Nzaswa731/
N'Sewa731/
N'Saba731/
Nsabau731/
Nsaeva731/
Nsaiba731/
Nsavat731/
Nsawwi731/
Njawua731/
Nsiowa731/
Nsaweh731/
Nsawei731/
Nsaabo731/
Ngiawa731/
Nsiawe731/
Nsowaah6714/
Ndziawa679/
Nsabhai671/
Nziahwa671/
Nshawet671/
Nshabaa671/
Nsahabi671/
Nsahbah671/
Nchawap671/
Ndjaiwa671/
Ndjawat671/
Njawaid671/
Nsabaah671/

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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 Nsawa
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