Namuhisa Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Namuhisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Namuhisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namuhisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namuhisa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Namuhisa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Namuhisa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Namuhisa reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Namuhisa is primarily found in: Busia District, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 33 percent reside and Kenya, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namuhisha | 94 | 2 | / |
| Namuisa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Namuisha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namuhesa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namuisi | 80 | 207 | / |
| Nambisa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Namwisa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Namuise | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwisha | 75 | 48 | / |
| Namvisad | 75 | 8 | / |
| Nambisha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Namwisat | 75 | 3 | / |
| Namwisas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namvisas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namuishi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namwuisi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namwisai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nambuiza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngamwisai | 71 | 13 | / |
| Nnamuechi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ngamvisai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namviseat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namvisath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nambissai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwiza | 67 | 676 | / |
| Namwisi | 67 | 430 | / |
| Nambiza | 67 | 157 | / |
| Namwija | 67 | 153 | / |
| Namwesa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nambisi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nambiso | 67 | 4 | / |
| Namwiso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nombisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namueja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namyouisse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambesa | 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 Namuhisa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis