Nwagaba Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nwagaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwagaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973

Nwagaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwagaba is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nwagaba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwagaba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Nwagaba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwagaba are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Nwagaba is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kamwenge District, where 17 percent live, Mbarara District, where 17 percent live and Mityana District, where 17 percent live. Apart from Uganda Nwagaba occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 45 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nweagaba931/
Nwogaba8665/
Nuagaba8610/
Nwagabi861/
Nwagawaa801/
Nwangawa801/
Nwagobe711/
Nwogoba711/
Nwagebo711/
Mvangaba671/
Nwangobe671/
Nwegaibo671/
Nwaigebo671/
Nwagowo571/
Mbagawa571/
Mbagabe571/
Nwogobuo532/
Nwogauwo531/
Mbagabeh531/

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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 Nwagaba
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