Namwaba Surname
Approximately 937 people bear this surname
Namwaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 914 | 1:17,341 | 1,940 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Namwaba (31) may also be a first name.
Namwaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namwaba is found most in Zambia. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Namwaba.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwaba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 380,576th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,777,530 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwaba reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 31 people.
Namwaba is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 914 people, or 1 in 17,341. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Muchinga Province, where 53 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 29 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Zambia Namwaba is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwaaba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Namweba | 86 | 7 | / |
| Nambaba | 86 | 4 | / |
| Namwabi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Namwabo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Namuhaba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Naamweba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwabje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nombaba | 71 | 68 | / |
| Nambabi | 71 | 38 | / |
| Namboba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Namwobe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nambavo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nambabo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nambavi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nam'boba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Namuhabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuhoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnanweuba | 63 | 22 | / |
| Nombhabha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nambobi | 57 | 1,360 | / |
| Nambobe | 57 | 83 | / |
| Nambobo | 57 | 3 | / |
| Nambove | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nombavo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nhamuave | 53 | 69 | / |
| Namboobi | 53 | 57 | / |
| Namuhobe | 53 | 18 | / |
| Nanbaboo | 53 | 9 | / |
| Namboobo | 53 | 2 | / |
| Nnanwobo | 53 | 2 | / |
| Namboobe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nhamuhave | 50 | 37 | / |
| Nnamuhave | 50 | 2 | / |
| Nainbouba | 50 | 1 | / |
| Namuhoobe | 50 | 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 Namwaba
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