Namagowa Surname

191,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Namagowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namagowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,0911:8,1871,245
Zimbabwe1071:144,28318,537
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Namagowa Last Name Facts

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

Namagowa is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Namagowa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 191,340th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,308,010 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namagowa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,091 people, or 1 in 8,187. Excluding Malawi it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namagoba88153/
Namakowa882/
Namagova881/
Namag7725/
Namagabo7558/
Namagobo752/
Namakova751/
Namagh717/
Namagabou716/
Namaug711/
Naimakova711/
Namgag711/
Ngamag711/
Namakhova711/
Namahak674/
Namague673/
Ngammag671/

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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
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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 Namagowa
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