Nampwa Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nampwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nampwa 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
Zambia491:323,46817,649
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

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

The surname Nampwa occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nampwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,746,821st most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nampwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nampwa is also the 1,381,723rd most widely held given name internationally, borne by 52 people.

Nampwa is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 323,468. In Zambia it is most common in: Central Province, where 90 percent live, Southern Province, where 8 percent live and Western Province, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Namibia, where 2 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
Ngampwa9241/
Nampwai921/
Nampwahe861/
Nambwa83665/
Nampua833/
Nambwai772/
Ngampua771/
Naumbwa771/
Naimbwa771/
Nambweha719/
N'Gambwa713/
Naismbwa711/
Nambwaja711/
Nampui673,575/
Nambua67197/
Nambwe6760/
Namvua677/
Nempua675/
Nambwajje671/
Nombwa671/
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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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