Namewa Surname
Approximately 600 people bear this surname
Namewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 396 | 1:48,465 | 2,444 |
| Benin | 199 | 1:51,938 | 6,545 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Namewa (84) may also be a first name.
Namewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namewa occurs most in Niger. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Namewa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 536,820th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,145,910 people. Namewa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namewa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Namewa is also the 1,046,220th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 84 people.
The surname Namewa is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 396 people, or 1 in 48,465. In Niger it is most frequent in: Dosso Region, where 93 percent are found, Niamey Capital District, where 4 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Niger this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nameiwa | 92 | 198 | / |
| Nameywa | 92 | 25 | / |
| Namewad | 92 | 8 | / |
| Nameawa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Namaewa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nameïwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Namawa | 83 | 1,399 | / |
| Namiwa | 83 | 42 | / |
| Nomewa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Nameba | 83 | 11 | / |
| Namewe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nemewa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Namaiwa | 77 | 3,368 | / |
| Namaeva | 77 | 51 | / |
| Namoeva | 77 | 43 | / |
| Namevad | 77 | 42 | / |
| Namaywa | 77 | 36 | / |
| Namaïwa | 77 | 26 | / |
| Nameeva | 77 | 8 | / |
| Namieva | 77 | 5 | / |
| Naimawa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ngamewe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Namujwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Namaawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Naimeva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namoywa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nameave | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namewot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namhiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namaîwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nammawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namajwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngamiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnamewo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nasmeeva | 71 | 4 | / |
| Naimaiwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Namahawa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nnemeuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naamaiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naumieva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namajjwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namaaiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuiswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nammaiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namichwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namibe | 67 | 1,778 | / |
| Nomeva | 67 | 536 | / |
| Namiba | 67 | 281 | / |
| Namebi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Namava | 67 | 12 | / |
| Namiva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Namawo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nomawa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nomiwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namebo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Noméwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namyve | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namavo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nemiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nemeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nameby | 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
- 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 Namewa
- 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