Namadowa Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Namadowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namadowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda401:975,98242,738
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Namadowa Last Name Facts

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

Namadowa is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namadowa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,017,195th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Namadowa are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Namadowa is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 975,982. In Uganda Namadowa is mostly concentrated in: Bugiri District, where 65 percent are found, Kampala District, where 20 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Namadowa
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