Namulunda Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Namulunda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namulunda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya801:577,24927,285
Uganda731:534,78529,774
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Namulunda (280) may also be a first name.

Namulunda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Namulunda is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Namulunda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,300,225th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namulunda are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 530,161st most widely held given name in the world, borne by 280 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 577,249. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 91 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 5 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Namulunda occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 42 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.

Namulunda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Namulunda surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Namulunda
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