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 last name Namua (Hindi: नमुआ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Namua.
How Common Is The Last Name Namua? popularity and diffusion
Namua is the 1,980,395th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 88 percent of Namua reside; 64 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 53 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Namua is also the 2,084,397th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 26 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 177,255. In Papua New Guinea Namua is primarily concentrated 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 this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found 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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