Jamwa Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Jamwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jamwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1021:382,73824,349
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
England61:9,286,343223,652
India51:153,413,076951,030
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jamwa (35) may also be a first name.

Jamwa Last Name Facts

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

Jamwa is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jamwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,441,361st most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name Jamwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Jamwa live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Jamwa is also the 1,744,716th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 35 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 382,738. In Uganda Jamwa is most numerous in: Tororo District, where 61 percent are found, Namayingo District, where 11 percent are found and Kampala District, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Jamwa occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found and Kenya, where 8 percent are found.

Jamwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Jamwa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiamwa9113/
Djamwa9110/
Jamwai914/
Jamway913/
Jamwea911/
Jaumwa911/
Jamwaa911/
Jamba8056,378/
Samwa802,196/
Janwa80122/
Jamua8021/
Yamwa806/
Zamwa805/
Jamwe805/
Jamwi804/
Jjatemwa771/
Jaatemwa771/
Jambaa73833/
Jambai73797/
Jambau73502/
Janway73445/
Samway73155/
Jambay73123/
Jamuat73110/
Djanwa7366/
Iamwat7357/
Ijamba7345/
Janwat7315/
Samwah7313/
Janwai738/
Janhwa738/
Jamuad738/
Jammba737/
Yamewa736/
Yamwat736/
Jambha733/
Samwai732/
Janwah732/
Jamvai732/
Jiamba732/
Djomwa731/
Jannwa731/
Jomwai731/
Yamwah731/
Samw'a731/
Zamwua731/
Jamuas731/
Djamva731/
Samwua731/
Janwaa731/
Jeamba731/
Jeanwa731/
Jaamba731/
Iamwai731/
Camwai731/
Jihamba67130/
Jambeau6772/
Zatemwa6719/
Jambhai6713/
Jamveha673/
Yatemwa673/
Jaimbah671/
Jianwai671/
Sahmwaj671/
Jambhay671/
Janwaay671/
Yamnwad671/
Janweah671/
Janwais671/
Djamwou671/
Jambaay671/
Djanwah671/
Jamhuha671/
Jhanwaz671/
Saumway670/
Jannway670/

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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 Jamwa
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