Namvula Surname
Approximately 271 people bear this surname
Namvula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Namvula (22) may also be a first name.
Namvula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namvula Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namvula occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namvula? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 961,438th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namvula reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Namvula is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 22 people.
The surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Besides Malawi this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngamvula | 93 | 34 | / |
| Ngamvoula | 88 | 134 | / |
| Nambula | 86 | 4,756 | / |
| Nanvula | 86 | 41 | / |
| Nomvula | 86 | 18 | / |
| Namvuli | 86 | 4 | / |
| Namvila | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngambula | 80 | 76 | / |
| Nambulla | 80 | 24 | / |
| Nambuila | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nambhula | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ngomvula | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nambuula | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nambulya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Namuhola | 80 | 2 | / |
| Namwaula | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nomvulad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nambulia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naumbula | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhambula | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nanvuula | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nganvula | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nganvoula | 75 | 14 | / |
| Ngamboula | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ngamvouli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namwila | 71 | 8,162 | / |
| Nambule | 71 | 2,590 | / |
| Nombula | 71 | 941 | / |
| Nambuli | 71 | 924 | / |
| Nanvule | 71 | 410 | / |
| Nambulo | 71 | 202 | / |
| Nambola | 71 | 52 | / |
| Ngamvoulou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nanbula | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nomvulo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nanvuli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnamboulla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nomwula | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngombula | 67 | 616 | / |
| Nambuule | 67 | 472 | / |
| Namboule | 67 | 420 | / |
| Namwilya | 67 | 168 | / |
| Namwilai | 67 | 32 | / |
| Namuholo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nambully | 67 | 8 | / |
| Namboela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngomvuli | 67 | 4 | / |
| Namwolya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nanbulla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nambolla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namuholi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nambuulo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namwilia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nanvuule | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namwoola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambulee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanvilay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noombula | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambouli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nombhula | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nombeula | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnambule | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnanvule | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambolai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namboola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambolia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambaulo | 67 | 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
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- 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 Namvula
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