Namataka Surname

28,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,886 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Namataka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namataka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda18,8411:2,072324
Japan341:3,760,12635,803
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Namataka (12) may also be a first name.

Namataka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namataka occurs most in Uganda. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Namataka.

How Common Is The Last Name Namataka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Namataka is the 28,448th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 385,870 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namataka reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 18,841 people, or 1 in 2,072. In Uganda Namataka is most common in: Sironko District, where 32 percent reside, Bulambuli District, where 25 percent reside and Mbale District, where 19 percent reside. Other than Uganda it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 0 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Namataka
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