Namua Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Fiji

Namua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngamua9128/
Nhamua9117/
Naamua913/
Nnamua912/
Namuah912/
Naumua911/
Namuay911/
Nnamuah8313/
Namuhaj834/
Namuhau831/
Nnammua831/
Naamuah831/
Namba809,955/
Namwa80302/
Namuo8053/
Namva8013/
Nomua809/
Nemua807/
Neammuad772/
Namuhoha771/
Nhamueha771/
Namwai731,312/
Nambou731,181/
Namvad731,074/
Nambuo73374/
Nambea73219/
Nambay73158/
Nambai7393/
Nambaj7375/
Namwau7373/
Nnamba7356/
Naumba7354/
Nambau7348/
Naimba7339/
Nhamba7327/
Nambaa7327/
Ngomua7322/
Namvou7320/
Nnamuo738/
Nambha736/
Ngamva735/
Naamba735/
Naumwa734/
Naamwa733/
Namwaa733/
Namuho732/
Namvai732/
Nammwa732/
Nomuah731/
Naimwa731/
Neamba731/
Namwea731/
Namvat731/
Namway731/
Namwaha67118/
Nahamba6724/
Ngamvou6711/
Nhambau675/
Nambouh675/
Namwach674/
Namuhei674/
Nahamwa672/
Ngamwou672/
Nnambuo671/
Nnambah671/
Ngaamwa671/
Namwash671/
Namba'a671/
Naimbai671/
Namwaad671/
Naamwad671/
Namhwat671/

Namua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Namua in the Hindi language
नमुआnamu'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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