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
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
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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