Namayala Surname
Approximately 719 people bear this surname
Namayala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 536 | 1:98,772 | 9,757 |
| Zambia | 181 | 1:87,569 | 7,272 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Namayala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namayala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namayala is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Namayala? popularity and diffusion
Namayala is the 467,776th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,135,669 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namayala are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 536 people, or 1 in 98,772. In Tanzania Namayala is most numerous in: Songwe Region, where 77 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 19 percent live and Katavi Region, where 2 percent live. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 25 percent live and Israel, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngamayala | 94 | 41 | / |
| Namayla | 93 | 1 | / |
| Namayola | 88 | 118 | / |
| Namuyala | 88 | 84 | / |
| Namaaila | 88 | 69 | / |
| Namayali | 88 | 7 | / |
| Namayalo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Namayela | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ngamayila | 82 | 342 | / |
| Namaylaya | 82 | 6 | / |
| Namaiyola | 82 | 1 | / |
| Namaila | 80 | 24,540 | / |
| Namaale | 80 | 39 | / |
| Nameyla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namajali | 75 | 374 | / |
| Namayele | 75 | 75 | / |
| Nomayela | 75 | 26 | / |
| Namiyalo | 75 | 14 | / |
| Namujala | 75 | 12 | / |
| Namayili | 75 | 6 | / |
| Namuyila | 75 | 6 | / |
| Namayole | 75 | 5 | / |
| Namawela | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namayeli | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namayelo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namuyola | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namajila | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namailya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namayuli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namajola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namoyila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namuyale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namyyalo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namaelya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namailaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namale | 71 | 14,447 | / |
| Namailaya | 71 | 211 | / |
| Ngamayili | 71 | 21 | / |
| Nemayhola | 71 | 20 | / |
| Najmailah | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ngamayele | 71 | 11 | / |
| Naaimaila | 71 | 9 | / |
| Naimaulla | 71 | 7 | / |
| Namaullah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ngamiyalo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngomayila | 71 | 2 | / |
| Namayelle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nameylaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naimiyali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nameilaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namailaai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuyoola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namalea | 67 | 158 | / |
| Nammale | 67 | 106 | / |
| Namalle | 67 | 47 | / |
| Nameela | 67 | 35 | / |
| Nnamale | 67 | 20 | / |
| Namaulo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Naimaullah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Namalee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nemaila | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namuila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namaili | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namoula | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namaailaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naumale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nomyela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namailo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namaley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngamayelle | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Namayala
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