Namarwa Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Namarwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Namarwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1071:364,85323,632
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Namarwa Last Name Facts

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

Namarwa has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namarwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,428,594th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namarwa are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Namarwa is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 364,853. In Uganda Namarwa is most numerous in: Kampala District, where 16 percent are found, Wakiso District, where 12 percent are found and Mukono District, where 10 percent are found. Besides Uganda Namarwa exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namaarwa9318/
Naamarwa931/
Namarua868/
Namarwe862/
Namarba861/
Nomarway804/
Namarhwi801/
Nomerwa711/
Namaheirwe711/
Nemerwa711/
Namaruhe67123/
Namaruho671/
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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 Namarwa
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