Namaba Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Namaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Ivory Coast | 12 | 1:1,922,603 | 35,802 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Namaba (170) may also be a first name.
Namaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namaba (Marathi: नामबा) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namaba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,785,358th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Namaba are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Namaba is also the 701,320th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 170 people.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 796,720. In Uganda Namaba is primarily concentrated in: Namutumba District, where 53 percent reside, Bulambuli District, where 24 percent reside and Budaka District, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Namaba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Namaba in the Marathi language | ||
| नामबा | namaba | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Namaba
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis