Namushiya Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Namushiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namushiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia281:566,06923,715
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Namushiya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namushiya is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Namushiya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namushiya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namushiya are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Namushiya is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 566,069. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Central Province, where 82 percent reside, Southern Province, where 7 percent reside and Luapula Province, where 4 percent reside. Not including Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Namushiya
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