Namaemba Surname

255,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Namaemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namaemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3691:33,7333,667
Uganda1761:221,81417,207

Namaemba (1,439) may also be a first name.

Namaemba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namaemba is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namaemba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 255,382nd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,716,858 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namaemba are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 205,696th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 1,439 people.

The surname Namaemba is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,369 people, or 1 in 33,733. In Kenya Namaemba is most common in: Bungoma County, where 38 percent live, Kakamega County, where 38 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 11 percent live.

Namaemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Namaemba surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Namaemba
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