Namakali Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Namakali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namakali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1301:300,30220,842
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Namakali (129) may also be a first name.

Namakali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namakali is found most frequently in Uganda. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namakali? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,518,885th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Namakali live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 818,356th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 129 people.

Namakali is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 300,302. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Bududa District, where 82 percent live, Mbale District, where 8 percent live and Kiryandongo District, where 5 percent live. Other than Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

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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 Namakali
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