Namaalwa Surname

237,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Namaalwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Namaalwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,6911:23,0873,345
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Namaalwa Last Name Facts

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

Namaalwa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Namaalwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 237,170th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,304,516 people. Namaalwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namaalwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,691 people, or 1 in 23,087. In Uganda Namaalwa is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 26 percent live, Kampala District, where 13 percent live and Mukono District, where 8 percent live. Besides Uganda Namaalwa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Namalwa939,344/
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Namaalwe881/
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Namahulwa8221/
Nomalwa801/
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Namolwo674/
Namolwie6316/
Ngamalue635/
Ngamalua631/
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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 Namaalwa
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