Namposya Surname

361,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 999 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Namposya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Namposya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia9881:16,0421,802
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Namposya (80) may also be a first name.

Namposya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namposya occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Namposya? popularity and diffusion

Namposya is the 361,972nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,294,841 people. The surname Namposya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Namposya reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Namposya is also the 1,075,395th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 80 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 988 people, or 1 in 16,042. In Zambia Namposya is primarily found in: Muchinga Province, where 53 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent live. Besides Zambia it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 1 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namposhya9432/
Nampesya88187/
Nampozya882/
Nampuzya753/
Nampesia751/
Ngabosya751/
Navashya631/
Navoshia631/
Navaseyya591/
Nabasia5319/
Novasia531/
Ngobasia501/
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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 Namposya
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