Namua Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Namua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Namua (26) may also be a first name.
Namua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namua (Hindi: नमुआ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Namua? popularity and diffusion
The last name Namua is the 1,980,395th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. Namua is mostly found in Oceania, where 88 percent of Namua are found; 64 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 53 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 26 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 177,255. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Madang, where 50 percent are found, East Sepik, where 30 percent are found and Northern, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 21 percent are found and Fiji, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngamua | 91 | 28 | / |
| Nhamua | 91 | 17 | / |
| Naamua | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nnamua | 91 | 2 | / |
| Namuah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Naumua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Namuay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nnamuah | 83 | 13 | / |
| Namuhaj | 83 | 4 | / |
| Namuhau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nnammua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Naamuah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Namba | 80 | 9,955 | / |
| Namwa | 80 | 302 | / |
| Namuo | 80 | 53 | / |
| Namva | 80 | 13 | / |
| Nomua | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nemua | 80 | 7 | / |
| Neammuad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Namuhoha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nhamueha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namwai | 73 | 1,312 | / |
| Nambou | 73 | 1,181 | / |
| Namvad | 73 | 1,074 | / |
| Nambuo | 73 | 374 | / |
| Nambea | 73 | 219 | / |
| Nambay | 73 | 158 | / |
| Nambai | 73 | 93 | / |
| Nambaj | 73 | 75 | / |
| Namwau | 73 | 73 | / |
| Nnamba | 73 | 56 | / |
| Naumba | 73 | 54 | / |
| Nambau | 73 | 48 | / |
| Naimba | 73 | 39 | / |
| Nhamba | 73 | 27 | / |
| Nambaa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ngomua | 73 | 22 | / |
| Namvou | 73 | 20 | / |
| Nnamuo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nambha | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ngamva | 73 | 5 | / |
| Naamba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Naumwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Naamwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Namwaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Namuho | 73 | 2 | / |
| Namvai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nammwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nomuah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naimwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neamba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Namwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Namvat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Namway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Namwaha | 67 | 118 | / |
| Nahamba | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ngamvou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nhambau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nambouh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Namwach | 67 | 4 | / |
| Namuhei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nahamwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngamwou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nnambuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnambah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngaamwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namba'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naimbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwaad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naamwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namhwat | 67 | 1 | / |
Namua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Namua in the Hindi language | ||
| नमुआ | namu'a | - |
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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
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- 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 Namua
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