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 occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Namungwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Namungwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,980,395th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name occurs mostly 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.
This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 464,753. In Uganda Namungwe is primarily concentrated in: Butaleja District, where 50 percent reside, Mbale District, where 13 percent reside and Budaka District, where 11 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 4 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
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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