Namalenga Surname

542,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Namibia

Namalenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namalenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Tanzania1411:375,47227,321
Namibia881:27,3804,297
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Namalenga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namalenga is found most in Malawi. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namalenga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Namalenga is the 542,091st most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 12,310,044 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namalenga are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Beside Malawi it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 24 percent are found and Namibia, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namalena941/
Namalinga89103/
Namalengo8949/
Namalenge895/
Namalga881/
Namailinga8452/
Ngamalenge841/
Namalina8211/
Nomalenge7871/
Ngamolena7821/
Namalingo784/
Nemolenga781/
Namaliongo744/
Namolngo7147/
Namalino717/
Nomaleno710/
Nomalinge672/

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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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  • 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 Namalenga
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