Namuwaya Surname
Approximately 14,422 people bear this surname
Namuwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 14,414 | 1:2,708 | 443 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Namuwaya (17) may also be a first name.
Namuwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namuwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namuwaya has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namuwaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 36,569th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 505,308 people. The surname Namuwaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namuwaya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Namuwaya is also the 2,694,839th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 17 people.
Namuwaya is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 14,414 people, or 1 in 2,708. In Uganda Namuwaya is most common in: Mayuge District, where 15 percent reside, Kamuli District, where 12 percent reside and Luuka District, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namuwaaya | 94 | 12 | / |
| Naamuwaya | 94 | 4 | / |
| Namuwwaya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Namuwhaya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Namuwayaa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Namuuwaya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nammuwaya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Namuwoya | 88 | 1,102 | / |
| Namubaya | 88 | 7 | / |
| Namuwuya | 88 | 5 | / |
| Namuwayo | 88 | 3 | / |
| Namuwayi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Namowaya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Namuweya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namuwooya | 82 | 97 | / |
| Nnamuwoya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Namuwau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Namubuya | 75 | 269 | / |
| Namiwayo | 75 | 9 | / |
| Namuwaji | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namuwoyo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namubiya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namubayi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namuvuya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namuboya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namubhuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nomuwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namubuye | 63 | 22 | / |
| Namubhai | 63 | 20 | / |
| Namuweje | 63 | 4 | / |
| Namuboyo | 63 | 2 | / |
| Namuwuji | 63 | 2 | / |
| Namuibai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Namubeja | 63 | 1 | / |
| Namuweji | 63 | 1 | / |
| Namuwejje | 59 | 2 | / |
| Namuwheje | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nomubai | 53 | 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 Namuwaya
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