Namaseb Surname
Approximately 413 people bear this surname
Namaseb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 409 | 1:5,891 | 1,146 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Namaseb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namaseb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namaseb is found in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namaseb? popularity and diffusion
It is the 709,895th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,645,390 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namaseb are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Namibia, where it is borne by 409 people, or 1 in 5,891. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Erongo Region, where 52 percent live, Otjozondjupa Region, where 32 percent live and Khomas Region, where 14 percent live. Apart from Namibia it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
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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 Namaseb
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