Namulinda Surname

54,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Namulinda Surname Definition:

Namulinda is a surname of the Mambwe tribe, meaning: god is watching over me.

Namulinda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda9,2811:4,206756
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Namulinda (78) may also be a first name.

Namulinda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Namulinda is a surname of the Mambwe tribe, meaning: god is watching over me.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Namulinda Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Namulinda Come From? nationality or country of origin

Namulinda is found most in Uganda. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Namulinda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namulinda? popularity and diffusion

It is the 54,507th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 780,669 people. Namulinda is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namulinda live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Namulinda is also the 1,091,646th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 78 people.

This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 9,281 people, or 1 in 4,206. In Uganda Namulinda is most numerous in: Kamuli District, where 16 percent are found, Mayuge District, where 15 percent are found and Buyende District, where 10 percent are found. Other than Uganda this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Namulinda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Namulinda last name is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namulindha9527/
Namulindah951/
Namulionda951/
Namuilinda951/
Namulnda941/
Namulinde89606/
Namulindi89211/
Namulenda8942/
Namulindo893/
Namulimda892/
Namolinda892/
Namuilnda891/
Nnamulinde842/
Namulende7812/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Namulinda
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