Namadingo Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Namadingo Surname User-submission:

The Namadingo surname was a title given to the king of a small clan in southern part of Malawi. Namadingo means 'the king'.

Namadingo 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
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Namadingo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Namadingo surname was a title given to the king of a small clan in southern part of Malawi. Namadingo means 'the king'.

- benedict
DNA test information

Namadingo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Namadingo occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namadingo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Namadingo is the 698,433rd most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namadingo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Besides Malawi it exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 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
Nhamadingo954/
Namadino941/
Namadina822,561/
Nammadina785/
Namaidina785/
Namadenga783/
Namaydnga781/
Nahmadina781/
Namadinah781/
Namadaina781/
Namadinau781/
Nomadina715/
Namadeena671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Namadingo
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