Namakhanga Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Namakhanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namakhanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532

Namakhanga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Namakhanga occurs most in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namakhanga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Namakhanga is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Namakhanga is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namakhanga live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 1,259,332. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Mbale District, where 94 percent live, Buikwe District, where 3 percent live and Bukedea District, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Namakhanga exists in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 23 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
  • 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 Namakhanga
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