Nampenda Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nampenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nampenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda511:765,47637,015
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nampenda (127) may also be a first name.

Nampenda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nampenda occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nampenda? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,580,327th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. Nampenda is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nampenda are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 825,494th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 127 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 765,476. In Uganda Nampenda is mostly concentrated in: Kibuku District, where 49 percent are found, Bugiri District, where 22 percent are found and Kampala District, where 10 percent are found. Other than Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 7 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nampende8865/
Nampendo8864/
Nampinda885/
Nanpenda882/
Nampendi881/
Ngampende8227/
Nampendho821/
Nabenda80148/
Nampindi75346/
Nampindo7541/
Nabienda7521/
Nabaenda7521/
Nabeenda752/
Nhabenda751/
Nabendha751/
Nampinde751/
Nhampinde711/
Nabnda711/
Nabinda6749/
Nobenda671/
Nabendo671/
Nhabinda631/
Nabendou631/
Nabuunda631/
Nanpindi631/
Ngabndo5318/
Nobinda5314/
Nabindo534/
Nabindou50201/
Nabyondo5078/
Ngobendo504/

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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 Nampenda
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