Namiwa Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Namiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger181:1,066,22323,213
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Namiwa (19) may also be a first name.

Namiwa Last Name Facts

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

Namiwa is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namiwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,017,195th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Namiwa are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Namiwa is also the 2,523,061st most common first name throughout the world, borne by 19 people.

It is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 1,066,223. In Niger Namiwa is most prevalent in: Dosso Region, where 94 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 6 percent reside. Beside Niger Namiwa exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent reside and Tanzania, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namaiwa923,368/
Nameiwa92198/
Ngamiwa921/
Namhiwa921/
Naimaiwa864/
Naamaiwa861/
Namaaiwa861/
Namuiswa861/
Nammaiwa861/
Namichwa861/
Namewa83600/
Namiba83281/
Namuwa8355/
Namiva837/
Nomiwa833/
Nemiwa831/
Namaywa7736/
Namuhwa7727/
Nameywa7725/
Namewad778/
Namieva775/
Naymiva774/
Nameawa774/
Namuwau772/
Namujwa772/
Namivat771/
Namoywa771/
Namiova771/
Namibai771/
Nameïwa771/
Namiswe771/
Namaîwa771/
Namaiba771/
Namajwa771/
Namivad771/
Namaibai7130/
Namuibai711/
Namichwo711/
Namajjwa711/
Naumieva711/
Namibe671,778/
Namibo6792/
Namebi6719/
Nomewa6711/
Nameba6711/
Nemuwa676/
Namuwo675/
Nomuwa673/
Namewe673/
Noméwa672/
Namibi672/
Nemewa672/
Namivi671/

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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 Namiwa
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