Nampula Surname

82,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Nampula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nampula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique5,5621:4,9011,104
Mexico2691:461,4368,575
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

The alternate forms: Nampulá (1) & Nampulà (1) are calculated separately.

Nampula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nampula is more commonly found in Mozambique than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Nampulá or Nampulà. Click here for further potential spellings of Nampula.

How Common Is The Last Name Nampula? popularity and diffusion

Nampula is the 82,854th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,247,013 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Nampula are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Mozambique, where it is borne by 5,562 people, or 1 in 4,901. Apart from Mozambique this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 5 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nampulá951/
Nampulà951/
Nampuula9318/
Ngampula931/
Nampuila931/
Ngampoula88110/
Gnampoula881/
Nompula86543/
Nampila86340/
Nampola8656/
Nampuli8636/
Nanpula8616/
Nampule867/
N'Gampoula821/
Nhampule8014,226/
Namphila80232/
Nhampulo8021/
Nampuuli805/
Naumpola801/
Nabula77914/
Navula77192/
Nabulya7113,928/
Ngabula71267/
Navulla71154/
Nampolo71124/
Naboula7196/
Nabulay7146/
Navaula7126/
Nahbula7119/
Nabuula7117/
Nompola7114/
Nabulai719/
Nabulia718/
Naabula716/
Nabulla714/
Naavula713/
Nompila713/
Nabuila712/
Nompule711/
Navhula711/
Neabula711/
Navuula711/
Naibula711/
Najbula711/
Nampole711/
Nabulga711/
Nompulo711/
Nonpula711/
Nabuulya6716/
Nnabulya6710/
Najbulla675/
Nnaavula674/
Ngaboula674/
Nabullah673/
Najbulah673/
Naabulya671/
Ngaubula671/
Naabhula671/
Naibulla671/
Nhampolo671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nampula
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