Namusa Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Namusa Surname Definition:
Namusa is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: one who is very kind to others.
Namusa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 118 | 1:1,501,210 | 57,254 |
| Uganda | 74 | 1:527,558 | 29,544 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Namusa (105) may also be a first name.
Namusa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Namusa is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: one who is very kind to others.
Namusa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namusa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namusa is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namusa? popularity and diffusion
Namusa is the 1,140,742nd most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Namusa live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 920,134th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 105 people.
The surname Namusa is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 1,501,210. In Nigeria Namusa is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 51 percent live, Sokoto, where 25 percent live and Niger, where 13 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 35 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.
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Footnotes
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