Namuka Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Namuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 137 | 1:284,958 | 20,187 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Namuka (64) may also be a first name.
Namuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namuka (Marathi: नमुका) is found most in Uganda. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Namuka? popularity and diffusion
Namuka is the 1,125,333rd most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Namuka reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 64 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 284,958. In Uganda Namuka is most prevalent in: Kibaale District, where 51 percent are found, Kyankwanzi District, where 23 percent are found and Kiboga District, where 7 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Namuka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Namuka in the Marathi language | ||
| नमुका | namuka | - |
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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 Namuka
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