Nuwera Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Nuwera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nuwera (52) may also be a first name.
Nuwera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nuwera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nuwera is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuwera? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nuwera is the 5,057,639th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Nuwera are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nuwera is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 52 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kisoro District, where 75 percent live, Wakiso District, where 17 percent live and Kyankwanzi District, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nguwera | 92 | 9 | / |
| Nuwesra | 92 | 5 | / |
| Nuweera | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nuhwera | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nowera | 83 | 586 | / |
| Nuwere | 83 | 22 | / |
| Nuwara | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nuvera | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nuwaira | 77 | 26 | / |
| Niweray | 77 | 17 | / |
| Nuwetri | 77 | 14 | / |
| Naubera | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nauwara | 77 | 9 | / |
| Nuwarah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Niwerai | 77 | 7 | / |
| Noubera | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nowhera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noweera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nhuwira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nhowera | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuwairah | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nowheera | 71 | 5 | / |
| Niewerra | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nivera | 67 | 1,549 | / |
| Noweri | 67 | 186 | / |
| Nowery | 67 | 108 | / |
| Nubery | 67 | 48 | / |
| Nowero | 67 | 19 | / |
| Niwara | 67 | 14 | / |
| Niwora | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nuberi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nuwiry | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nowere | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nuveri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nuvara | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nuvero | 67 | 3 | / |
| Niwero | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuwaro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuwaggira | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nuwera
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