Nuwagi Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nuwagi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuwagi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2181:242,85119,731
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nuwagi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nuwagi is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuwagi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,111,382nd most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nuwagi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Nuwagi is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 218 people, or 1 in 242,851. In Tanzania it is most common in: Manyara Region, where 98 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 2 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 0 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuwaigi921/
Nouwagui861/
Nywagi83268/
Nuwaga838/
Nuwasi832/
Nubagi831/
Nouwaga7729/
Nauwage772/
Nguwazi771/
Nuwajji771/
Nuwaise771/
Naubagai718/
Nauwasai711/
Nuwangge711/
Niwegi6725/
Nivagi6714/
Nuwase676/
Nuvaji671/
Nywegi671/
Nowazi671/
Nowaga671/
Nuvasi671/
Nivaggi6214/
Niwaghe624/
Nouwoga623/
Nowazie621/
Nuweiza621/
Nouvaga621/
Nuwayser5712/
Naubhagy572/
Nauwooza571/
Nauvajis571/
Naubaghe571/
Nuweiser571/
Neuweiser532/
Nywege50144/
Nivage508/
Niwege501/
Nowaza501/
Nowaze501/
Nouweiguet501/

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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 Nuwagi
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