Namaswa Surname

265,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Namaswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Namaswa 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
Kenya1,3851:33,3433,638
Uganda911:429,00326,108

Namaswa (225) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Namaswa Demographics

Namaswa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 32 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Namaswa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namaswa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Namaswa.

How Common Is The Last Name Namaswa? popularity and diffusion

Namaswa is the 265,110th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,937,362 people. The surname Namaswa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namaswa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Namaswa is also the 599,828th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 225 people.

Namaswa is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,385 people, or 1 in 33,343. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 62 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 18 percent live and Kakamega County, where 13 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 6 percent live.

Namaswa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Namaswa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Namasswa931/
Namaswi865/
Namasuha8021/
Namuiswa801/
Ngomaswa801/
Ngamoswa801/
Ngamasui671/
Namazuo57547/
Namazue576/
Namazui575/
Namazuho531/
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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 Namaswa
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