Namaiw Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Namaiw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namaiw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Namaiw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namaiw is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Namaiw.

How Common Is The Last Name Namaiw? popularity and diffusion

Namaiw is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namaiw are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,798,004. In Niger Namaiw is mostly found in: Dosso Region, where 75 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namaw912/
Namayiwe862/
Namawe83186/
Namaiv831/
Naumaw830/
Namgaew7711/
Namahwe772/
Nhamawe771/
Namayew771/
Ngammaw771/
Namib73280/
Nomaw73119/
Namab7327/
Namaf733/
Namav731/
Namew731/
Namiyowe7181/
Namayowe7173/
Namabowa711/
Nahmaiov711/
Naumav6777/
Namafe6750/
Namaev6742/
Najmif6719/
Namiev6716/
Naimav677/
Nomawe675/
Naimab674/
Namaph673/
Namewe673/
Naamif672/
Namazf671/
Najmaf671/
Nomauw671/
Neumaw670/
Notmaw670/

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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 Namaiw
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