Namugowa Surname
Approximately 892 people bear this surname
Namugowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 890 | 1:43,864 | 5,495 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Namugowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namugowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namugowa is found most in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Namugowa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 395,536th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,169,895 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namugowa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 890 people, or 1 in 43,864. In Uganda Namugowa is primarily concentrated in: Mbale District, where 31 percent are found, Sironko District, where 30 percent are found and Kayunga District, where 5 percent are found. Not including Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in China, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namugoowa | 94 | 23 | / |
| Namugoywa | 94 | 4 | / |
| Namungowa | 94 | 3 | / |
| Namukowa | 88 | 2,335 | / |
| Namugoba | 88 | 7 | / |
| Namukhowa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Naamukowa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Namug | 77 | 40 | / |
| Namugabo | 75 | 5,391 | / |
| Namugaba | 75 | 251 | / |
| Namigova | 75 | 5 | / |
| Namugawo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Namukova | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namugobo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nnamugabo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Namugaabo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Naamugabo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naamugaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namaug | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuggabo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuggaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namugaboo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuggt | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Namugowa
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