Namendwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Namendwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Namendwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namendwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namendwa is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namendwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Namendwa is the 10,311,814th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Namendwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namendwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Namendwa is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Namendwa is most prevalent in: Kampala District, where 50 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Namendwa
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