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 borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namugowa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 395,536th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 8,169,895 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namugowa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Namugowa is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 890 people, or 1 in 43,864. In Uganda Namugowa is primarily concentrated in: Mbale District, where 31 percent reside, Sironko District, where 30 percent reside and Kayunga District, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in China, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
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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