Namema Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Namema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1861:248,27916,968
Burkina Faso91:2,039,12215,494
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Namema (17) may also be a first name.

Namema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namema (Marathi: नामेमा) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,136,896th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Namema are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 17 people.

Namema is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 248,279. In Kenya Namema is most common in: Vihiga County, where 87 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 5 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Namema is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 4 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent are found.

Namema Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngamema92119/
Namaema924/
Nammema921/
Nameima921/
Nameema921/
Nnamaema861/
Nnaemema861/
Namima83972/
Namama83768/
Namoma83392/
Nameme8377/
Namemi8325/
Nomema834/
Neamhemah800/
Namomha7752/
Namimah7719/
Namamma7714/
Nnameme777/
Namaima775/
Namamai775/
Nomamma774/
Nammima772/
Ngamemi772/
Namamah772/
Namamau771/
Noumema771/
Nameimi771/
Namomah771/
Namuima771/
Nemamea771/
Ngamemo771/
Namemey771/
Namiemie7115/
Nõmmemaa7115/
Namaimai7113/
Naimimay716/
Namahama711/
Nameimei711/
Namaymah711/
Nemama67133/
Namimi67102/
Namomo6766/
Namamo6728/
Nomama6727/
Namime6713/
Nomeme673/
Namaimaya671/
Nemamo671/
Namimo671/
Nomima671/

Namema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Namema in the Marathi language
नामेमाnamema-

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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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  • 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 Namema
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