Namata Surname

8,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Namata Surname Definition:

Namata is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: one who is gentle and holds lightly as handling a baby.

Namata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31,6001:1,235138
India13,9351:55,0463,774
Niger12,8301:1,496184
Benin2,4181:4,274556
Philippines1,0661:94,97016,533
Tanzania8131:65,1196,897
Nigeria6981:253,78614,642
Cameroon4421:46,9896,160
DR Congo3831:192,89719,402
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Zambia751:211,33213,534
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
England211:2,653,24194,788
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
France121:5,535,227269,324
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Namata (7,699) may also be a first name.

Namata Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Namata is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: one who is gentle and holds lightly as handling a baby.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Namata Last Name Facts

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

Namata (Bengali: নমতা, Hindi: नमता, Marathi: नमता, Oriya: ନାମାତା, Tibetan: ན་མ་ཏ་) is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namata? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,767th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 112,532 people. Namata is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Namata are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Namata is also the 72,902nd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 7,699 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 31,600 people, or 1 in 1,235. In Uganda Namata is most frequent in: Wakiso District, where 15 percent reside, Mubende District, where 10 percent reside and Kampala District, where 8 percent reside. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent reside and Niger, where 20 percent reside.

Namata Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Namata has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Namata surname expanded 1,260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Namata Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Namata are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Namata earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.01% less than the national average, earning R 23,748 per year and in United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namatta921,937/
Namataa92993/
Namhata92502/
Ngamata92204/
Namatay92202/
Naumata92172/
Namaata9270/
Namaita9248/
Nnamata9225/
Nammata9219/
Namatha9214/
Namatai928/
Naimata927/
Naamata926/
Namatah924/
Namaeta924/
Namataj923/
Namatas923/
Gnamata922/
Namataz922/
Namauta922/
Najmata921/
Namatau921/
Namasta921/
Namgata921/
Naemata921/
Namatat921/
Namahuta8656/
Najmatah8638/
Namahata8615/
Naaimata869/
Naematta866/
Namataya862/
Ngamatea861/
Namastai861/
Namatash861/
Namhatta861/
Namataha861/
Namaataa861/
Nammatas861/
Namaaita861/
Namaatah861/
Namaatta861/
Namahtah861/
Ngamatau861/
Ngamatha861/
Naamaata861/
Nhameata861/
Namate833,974/
Nomata83966/
Namati83557/
Nameta83468/
Namato83446/
Namota83216/
Nemata8337/
Namaty836/
Nahamatai8015/
Namaitaya803/
Namattaya802/
Namahatta801/
Namaudtha801/
Ngamhatai801/
Namaato77985/
Namaste77158/
Namathe77155/
Nammeta77145/
Namauti77131/
Namotat7759/
Namatto7734/
Ngamate7726/
Namatou7725/
Gnamati7722/
Namatti7714/
Namaute7714/
Namathi7712/
Naimati7711/
Nammati7710/
Namatie7710/
Naamati778/
Namatee778/
Namahto777/
Namasté776/
Nematta776/
Namatte776/
Namatei775/
Nametta775/
Namaite774/
Naemeta773/
Naimeta773/
Nnamati773/
Namastê773/
Naymati773/
Nameita773/
Nomatha773/
Namatit772/
Namotta772/
Naumati772/
Naimate772/
Neamaty772/
Nemaita772/
Namuita772/
Nhamate772/
Namhota771/
Namasti771/
Namateu771/
Namayte771/
Nameeta771/
Namotaa771/
Neymata771/
Ngomata771/
Nammato771/
Namoita771/
Namadto771/
Namaito771/
Namastè771/
Namatoi771/
Nasmota771/
Ngamota771/
Nnamate771/
Nnamato771/
Namatho771/
Namgate771/
Namouta771/
Neimata771/
Nhameta771/
Ngamhathai7530/
Namaaitaya7512/
Namahato7185/
Naimatou7142/
Namatesh7128/
Gnoumata7113/
Namathep718/
Naimaite718/
N'Gomata716/
Namaatto712/
Nnamaato712/
Ngamathe712/
Na'amati711/
Namatich711/
Naumatiy711/
Nahamati711/
Nammouta711/
Nam'mate711/
Namaaato711/
Namattee711/
Naïmatou711/
Nathmati711/
Naymatou711/
Ngoimata711/
Ngoumata711/
Ngoomata711/
Ngamatho711/
Neamatty711/
Namathio711/
Naymathe711/
Namoto671,097/
Nomate67502/
Nameto6795/
Nometa6753/
Naimaster6744/
Nomato6741/
Němota6726/
Nemeta6720/
Namote6716/
Nemota6716/
Namoti676/
Nomati675/
Naimmatou672/
Nahamaute671/
Namahatti671/
Naymaster671/
Nathmaity671/
Nemahttah671/
Nomota671/
Nahamatou671/
Nhamahate671/

Namata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Namata in the Tibetan language
ན་མ་ཏ་namata-
Namata in the Bengali language
নমতাnamata-
Namata in the Marathi language
नमताnamata87.27
नामटाnamata3.64
नामताnamata1.82
निमताnimata1.82
Namata in the Hindi language
नमताnamata54.55
नम़ताnamata45.45
Namata in the Oriya language
ନାମାତାnamata41.49
ନମତାnamata26.6
ନାମତାnamata14.89
ନମାତାnamata12.77
ନିମତାnimata1.06
ମମତାmamata1.06

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