Namalemo Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Namalemo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namalemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1141:21,1353,646
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Namalemo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Namalemo is borne by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Namalemo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Namalemo is the 1,658,108th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namalemo are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 21,135. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Ohangwena Region, where 57 percent are found, Erongo Region, where 39 percent are found and Kavango East Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Namibia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namalema8824/
Namalamo889/
Namalomo886/
Namalimo881/
Namailaema781/
Namalima751,450/
Namalama759/
Namaloma751/
Namallama7111/
Namailama716/
Gnamolema711/
Namalyama711/
Namoliamo711/
Nemalima636/
Nemauloma591/
Nemaulima591/
Nemalama501/

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