Nuwayo Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nuwayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuwayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Nuwayo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nuwayo is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nuwayo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuwayo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nuwayo is the 4,908,606th most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nuwayo reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kisoro District, where 73 percent are found, Buvuma District, where 9 percent are found and Kampala District, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Rwanda, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nuway91116/
Neuway8331/
Nuwaya834/
Nuwayu833/
Nuwaio831/
Niwayo831/
Nowayo831/
Nouway831/
Noubayo7731/
Nuhwayi777/
Neuwaya771/
Nuwayid771/
Nouwayi771/
Nguwayi771/
Nauwaye771/
Niway732,256/
Noway73170/
Nuwai7337/
Nuwea7332/
Nubay7315/
Nuvay737/
Nuwey736/
Nuwoi733/
Nuwou731/
Nuwaj731/
Nuwayhid7188/
Nouwajou715/
Nuwayhed713/
Nouweyou711/
Nubaye67105/
Nouwou6797/
Nubaya6731/
Nowaya6727/
Nuwiya6721/
Nuwaja6711/
Nowayi679/
Nouwai676/
Nowaye675/
Niwaye672/
Nguwai672/
Nuwoha672/
Nuwawe672/
Naubay672/
Nouwayhed671/
Nuweyi671/
Nuhuay671/
Nouwey671/
Niwaya671/
Nauwau671/
Nuwujo671/
Nauwaj671/
Neuwou671/
Nhuwou671/
Nivayo671/
Nuweya671/

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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 Nuwayo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis