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
Namvula has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Namvula? popularity and diffusion
The last name Namvula is the 961,438th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namvula live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Namvula is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 22 people.
The surname Namvula is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Other than Malawi this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
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
- 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 Namvula
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