Namakwai Surname
3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Namakwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namakwa | 93 | 551 | / |
| Namakwi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Namakhwa | 88 | 3,712 | / |
| Naimakwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namakwau | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namakwaya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Ngaimakwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Namagwa | 80 | 200 | / |
| Namokwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Namakwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Namakui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namekwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nemakwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namekwahia | 78 | 1 | / |
| Namaggwa | 75 | 159 | / |
| Namangwa | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nahmokwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nemaukwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nnamagwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namakuoa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namaukwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namakuha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namaigwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namanghwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nhammakua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngamockwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namangwiyo | 67 | 183 | / |
| Namangwiya | 67 | 144 | / |
| Namagwe | 67 | 46 | / |
| Nomakwe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Namagui | 67 | 13 | / |
| Namekwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nemekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namecwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngamacwiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nemakwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namaqui | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Namakwai
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis