Namib Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Namibia

Namib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Namib Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2011:888,77612,135
Namibia761:31,7034,804
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Namib (277) may also be a first name.

Namib Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namib (Bengali: নমীব, Hindi: नमीब, Marathi: नामीब, Russian: Намиб) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namib? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 937,786th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Namib live; 72 percent live in South Asia and 72 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 533,704th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 277 people.

The surname is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 201 people, or 1 in 888,776. In Pakistan Namib is most numerous in: Punjab, where 100 percent live. Aside from Pakistan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 27 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nameb803/
Namibova771/
Najmif7319/
Namiev7316/
Namaiw735/
Naamif732/
Namaiv731/
Nameeb731/
Nameife677/
Najmiev671/
Namev602/
Nomiv601/
Namew601/
Naumyv554/
Nameev551/
Nameef551/
Naymev551/
Naumjv551/
Naumev551/
Nasmeev503/
Nomoipe501/
Naimeva501/
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Namib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Namib in the Bengali language
নমীবnamiba-
Namib in the Hindi language
नमीबnamiba-
Namib in the Marathi language
नामीबnamiba50
नमीबnamiba50
Namib in the Russian language
Намибnamib-

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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 Namib
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