Nameja Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Nameja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 97 | 1:402,467 | 25,105 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Nameja (43) may also be a first name.
Nameja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nameja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nameja has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nameja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nameja is the 1,839,022nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. Nameja is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nameja live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most widespread forename globally It is held by 43 people.
The last name Nameja is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 402,467. In Uganda Nameja is mostly concentrated in: Kaabong District, where 85 percent reside, Kotido District, where 12 percent reside and Mbale District, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 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 Nameja
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis