Nswaswa Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nswaswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nswaswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1321:120,0759,160
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Uganda371:1,055,11644,846
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nswaswa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nswaswa is most common in Zambia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nswaswa.

How Common Is The Last Name Nswaswa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nswaswa is the 1,073,555th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nswaswa are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 120,075. In Zambia Nswaswa is most frequent in: Northern Province, where 39 percent live, Central Province, where 25 percent live and Muchinga Province, where 17 percent live. Apart from Zambia it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Uganda, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Noswas771/
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Nsas73110/
Nsuasua712,121/
Nswazwi71111/
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Nsasayi714/
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Naisasa712/
Nsweswe711/
Nsasawo711/
Nsayisa711/
Nwasesa711/
Nsasi6719,389/
Nsase673,882/
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Neswiswi67437/
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Nsasu67324/
Nosas67141/
Nasas6773/
Nsaza6749/
Nzasa6745/
Nusas6729/
Noosawas6712/
Nsaso678/
na Sawas676/
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Nasaz672/
Noisawas671/
Nysassia671/
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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
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  • 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 Nswaswa
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