Nampwa Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Nampwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 49 | 1:323,468 | 17,649 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Nampwa (52) may also be a first name.
Nampwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nampwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nampwa is found most in Zambia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nampwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,746,821st most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nampwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nampwa is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 52 people.
This surname is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 323,468. In Zambia Nampwa is most common in: Central Province, where 90 percent are found, Southern Province, where 8 percent are found and Western Province, where 2 percent are found. Barring Zambia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Namibia, where 2 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
- 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 Nampwa
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