Namvua Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Namvua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Namvua Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Namvua (202) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Namvua Demographics

Namvua Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Namvua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Namvua has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namvua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namvua are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Namvua is also the 637,340th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 202 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Taita Taveta County, where 80 percent reside and Busia County, where 20 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 29 percent reside.

Namvua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Namvua surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngamvua921/
Nambua83197/
Namfua83191/
Nampua833/
Ngambua77164/
Nambuha7713/
Nambuat776/
Nambuah773/
Ngampua771/
Ngambva771/
Ngambvuo711/
Nambwa67665/
Nambuo67374/
Nombua6793/
Nampwa6750/
Nanfua672/
Nanbua671/
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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 Namvua
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