Namungwe Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Namungwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 84 | 1:464,753 | 27,435 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Namungwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namungwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namungwe is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namungwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,980,395th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namungwe are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 464,753. In Uganda Namungwe is most frequent in: Butaleja District, where 50 percent live, Mbale District, where 13 percent live and Budaka District, where 11 percent live. Outside of Uganda Namungwe exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 4 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namoungwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Namunyngwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Namongwe | 88 | 51 | / |
| Namungwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nemungwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nemaungwe | 82 | 343 | / |
| Namoongwe | 82 | 13 | / |
| Nemhungwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ngamunkwey | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nhamuingue | 78 | 1 | / |
| Namungua | 75 | 27 | / |
| Namongwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nemungwi | 75 | 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 Namungwe
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