Namiseb Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Namiseb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namiseb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia911:26,4774,202
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Namiseb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namiseb is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Namiseb click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namiseb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,894,523rd most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namiseb reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Namiseb is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 26,477. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Erongo Region, where 49 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 46 percent are found and Hardap Region, where 4 percent are found. Beside Namibia it is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Namiseb Last Name Statistics demography

Namiseb earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.72% less than the national average, earning R 107,592 per year.

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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 Namiseb
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