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 surname Namanya (Marathi: नामन्या) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Namanya? popularity and diffusion
Namanya is the 21,913th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 293,734 people. The surname Namanya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namanya live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Namanya is also the 1,191,548th most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 67 people.
The surname Namanya is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 23,711 people, or 1 in 1,646. In Uganda Namanya is most frequent in: Ntungamo District, where 11 percent live, Mbarara District, where 10 percent live and Kiruhura District, where 7 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 4 percent live and Rwanda, where 0 percent live.
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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