Namakau Surname

374,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 955 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Namakau Surname Definition:

Namakau is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: many hoes.

Namakau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia9381:16,8981,895
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Namakau (9,494) may also be a first name.

Namakau Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Namakau is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: many hoes.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Namakau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namakau is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Namakau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namakau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 374,939th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,630,938 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namakau reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 63,438th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 9,494 people.

Namakau is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 938 people, or 1 in 16,898. In Zambia Namakau is mostly found in: Western Province, where 82 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 8 percent live and Central Province, where 5 percent live. Other than Zambia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namaka922,242/
Namaku9225/
Namakka861,286/
Namakai86542/
Namakaa86196/
Nnamaka86190/
Nammaka8629/
Naemaka8628/
Namatka8621/
Namaika8618/
Namakoa8613/
Namaaka8611/
Namauka8610/
Namakah867/
Namakap866/
Namakay865/
Ngamaka863/
Naamaka862/
Ngamaku861/
Nameaka861/
Naimaka861/
Namaîka861/
Namakaj861/
Namakha861/
Namakou861/
Namakui861/
Namakut861/
Namakaya8082/
Namakayi8071/
Nnaemaka8034/
Namakkah8030/
Namakaji8027/
Namakoya8022/
Namakajo8018/
Nneamaka8015/
Naimakha8014/
Nammakka8013/
Ngamaaka806/
Namakuha801/
Namakuji801/
Namakkai801/
Nahmakka801/
Namaakaa801/
Namakaye801/
Namakiya801/
Namakuoa801/
Ngnamaka801/
Ngamakai801/
Ngamakeu801/
Nnameaka801/
Namakatt801/
Nammakaa801/
Natmakat801/
Nameka77734/
Namoku77203/
Namoka77121/
Nemaka7797/
Nomaka7718/
Namaca7717/
Nameku773/
Namacu772/
Nomaku772/
Ngamakoue7527/
Namazkaay752/
Naimakhae751/
Namaikaya751/
Namakhaha751/
Namakhaya751/
Namakouyo751/
Nnameka71140/
Nameika7134/
Naemeka7126/
Nemauku7124/
Nahmoka7123/
Namotka7116/
Namacca7114/
Namakoe7113/
Nnamoku717/
Nnemaka715/
Namakye715/
Namakei714/
Namheka714/
Namuika714/
Naemaca714/
Nnamoka713/
Namakoi712/
Nemakou712/
Ngomaka712/
Namakie712/
Nameyka711/
Namakoj711/
Nomakka711/
Namakoo711/
Namekaa711/
Naimaakhuu711/
Naimeka711/
Namokai711/
Namoska711/
Namaeca711/
Nemaaka711/
Nomakai711/
Namasca711/
Namekai711/
Namakoye6710,758/
Nnaemeka673,667/
Noumakou6740/
Nneameka6714/
Namakoyi677/
Nemakayi674/
Namoukou674/
Namakoyo674/
Nnamuoku673/
Namoukai672/
Namakoje672/
Nemakaya671/
Nnaemeku671/
Noumaska671/
Namokaya671/
Nam'moka671/
Namakeye671/
Namakowe671/
Ngomakah671/
Ngamakie671/
Ngamakoi671/
Ngaimoku671/
Nnemeaka671/
Nomakaia671/
Namekaji671/

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  • 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Namakau
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