Namata Surname
Approximately 64,760 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 31,600 | 1:1,235 | 138 |
| India | 13,935 | 1:55,046 | 3,774 |
| Niger | 12,830 | 1:1,496 | 184 |
| Benin | 2,418 | 1:4,274 | 556 |
| Philippines | 1,066 | 1:94,970 | 16,533 |
| Tanzania | 813 | 1:65,119 | 6,897 |
| Nigeria | 698 | 1:253,786 | 14,642 |
| Cameroon | 442 | 1:46,989 | 6,160 |
| DR Congo | 383 | 1:192,897 | 19,402 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Zambia | 75 | 1:211,332 | 13,534 |
| United States | 63 | 1:5,753,316 | 282,354 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
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.
Namata Demographics
Average Namata Salary in
United States
$55,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Namata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namata (Bengali: নমতা, Hindi: नमता, Marathi: नमता, Oriya: ନାମାତା, Tibetan: ན་མ་ཏ་) occurs most in Uganda. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Namata? popularity and diffusion
The surname Namata is the 8,767th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 112,532 people. Namata occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Namata live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 72,902nd most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 7,699 people.
This 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 numerous in: Wakiso District, where 15 percent are found, Mubende District, where 10 percent are found and Kampala District, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Namata occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent are found and Niger, where 20 percent are found.
Namata Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Namata has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Namata surname rose 1,260 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Namata Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Namata surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political 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
Namata Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Namata in the Tibetan language | ||
| ན་མ་ཏ་ | namata | - |
| Namata in the Bengali language | ||
| নমতা | namata | - |
| Namata in the Marathi language | ||
| नमता | namata | 87.27 |
| नामटा | namata | 3.64 |
| नामता | namata | 1.82 |
| निमता | nimata | 1.82 |
| Namata in the Hindi language | ||
| नमता | namata | 54.55 |
| नम़ता | namata | 45.45 |
| Namata in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାମାତା | namata | 41.49 |
| ନମତା | namata | 26.6 |
| ନାମତା | namata | 14.89 |
| ନମାତା | namata | 12.77 |
| ନିମତା | nimata | 1.06 |
| ମମତା | mamata | 1.06 |
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Footnotes
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