Namooya Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Namooya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 93 | 1:170,429 | 11,814 |
| Mauritius | 45 | 1:28,743 | 5,603 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Namooya (10) may also be a first name.
Namooya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namooya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namooya is found most frequently in Zambia. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namooya? popularity and diffusion
Namooya is the 1,369,340th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Namooya live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 10 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 170,429. In Zambia Namooya is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 62 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 28 percent are found and Central Province, where 5 percent are found. Besides Zambia Namooya exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Mauritius, where 28 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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