Namga Surname
Approximately 425 people bear this surname
Namga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 390 | 1:135,748 | 12,597 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Namga (77) may also be a first name.
Namga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namga (Hindi: नमगा) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Namga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 694,796th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Namga are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Namga is also the 1,100,117th most common first name world-wide, borne by 77 people.
The last name Namga is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 390 people, or 1 in 135,748. In Tanzania Namga is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 82 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Iran, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Namga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Namga in the Hindi language | ||
| नमगा | namaga | - |
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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 Namga
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