Nampoto Surname

686,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nampoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nampoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3271:161,90114,435
Malawi1051:163,03916,499

Nampoto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nampoto occurs most in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nampoto.

How Common Is The Last Name Nampoto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 686,443rd most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,869,319 people. Nampoto occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nampoto reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Nampoto is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 327 people, or 1 in 161,901. In Tanzania Nampoto is most frequent in: Lindi Region, where 63 percent live, Mtwara Region, where 36 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Nampoto occurs in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngampoto931/
Nampota86697/
Nampato8617/
Namputo861/
Ngompoto801/
Naboto7796/
Navoto772/
Nhavoto7114,843/
Gnaboto71163/
Namputa7164/
Nampata7131/
Nabooto7118/
Nabotto716/
Nampeta715/
Ngaboto711/
Ngoumpouto711/
Naiboto711/
Namputta67186/
Naboutou676/
Nampuuta675/
Ngamputa674/

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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 Nampoto
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis