Namongwe Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Namongwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 46 | 1:344,564 | 18,269 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Namongwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namongwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namongwe is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namongwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Namongwe is the 2,718,172nd most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namongwe reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Namongwe is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 344,564. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 76 percent live, Western Province, where 22 percent live and Central Province, where 2 percent live. Aside from Zambia Namongwe occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 8 percent live and Malawi, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namoongwe | 94 | 13 | / |
| Namoungwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Namungwe | 88 | 89 | / |
| Namangwe | 88 | 18 | / |
| Namongue | 88 | 4 | / |
| Namongwa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Nemongwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namunyngwe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nemangwe | 75 | 395 | / |
| Namangue | 75 | 7 | / |
| Namangwa | 75 | 6 | / |
| Namungwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namanghwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nammangbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namatingwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nhamuingue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngamunkwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namungua | 63 | 27 | / |
| Nomankwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nhamangua | 59 | 2 | / |
| Nomangui | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Namongwe
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