Namanya Surname
Approximately 24,810 people bear this surname
Namanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 23,711 | 1:1,646 | 224 |
| Malawi | 941 | 1:18,192 | 2,844 |
| Rwanda | 49 | 1:231,938 | 1,267 |
| Zimbabwe | 46 | 1:335,614 | 32,404 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Namanya (67) may also be a first name.
Namanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namanya (Marathi: नामन्या) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namanya? popularity and diffusion
Namanya is the 21,913th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 293,734 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namanya reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Namanya is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 67 people.
It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 23,711 people, or 1 in 1,646. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Ntungamo District, where 11 percent reside, Mbarara District, where 10 percent reside and Kiruhura District, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 4 percent reside and Rwanda, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngamanya | 93 | 110 | / |
| Naamanya | 93 | 46 | / |
| Namaanya | 93 | 11 | / |
| Nammanya | 93 | 3 | / |
| Namannya | 93 | 3 | / |
| Namanyaa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nnamanya | 93 | 2 | / |
| Gnamanya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Naimanya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Namaunya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nhamanya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Namanyah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Naimanhya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namanja | 86 | 2,372 | / |
| Nomanya | 86 | 92 | / |
| Namonya | 86 | 28 | / |
| Namanyo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Namania | 86 | 4 | / |
| Namanea | 86 | 2 | / |
| Namagna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Namainja | 80 | 210 | / |
| Namaneha | 80 | 174 | / |
| Namanjia | 80 | 49 | / |
| Ngamania | 80 | 42 | / |
| Ngamonya | 80 | 34 | / |
| Nammanja | 80 | 7 | / |
| Namanjja | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ngomanya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Namaynja | 80 | 4 | / |
| Namamnia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namangna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngamanja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namainjad | 75 | 22 | / |
| Nomanyath | 75 | 4 | / |
| Namahanja | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namanyoho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namahanyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namonyo | 71 | 1,249 | / |
| Nomanyo | 71 | 742 | / |
| Nomania | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nomanha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namanio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namanjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namaneho | 67 | 46 | / |
| Namanhou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Namoonyo | 67 | 2 | / |
Namanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Namanya in the Marathi language | ||
| नामन्या | naman'ya | 50 |
| नमन्या | naman'ya | 25 |
| नमण्या | namanya | 25 |
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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
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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 Namanya
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