Namwaja Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Namwaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Namwaja (69) may also be a first name.
Namwaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namwaja occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwaja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,944,094th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Namwaja occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwaja are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Namwaja is also the 1,171,416th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 69 people.
This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Apart from The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent live and Malawi, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngamwaja | 93 | 4 | / |
| Namwaa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Namwaya | 86 | 2,009 | / |
| Namwija | 86 | 153 | / |
| Namwaje | 86 | 50 | / |
| Nambaja | 86 | 9 | / |
| Namwaji | 86 | 5 | / |
| Namwajje | 80 | 56 | / |
| Ngamvaja | 80 | 4 | / |
| Namwaaya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nnamwaya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Namuhaja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwijja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwauje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwai | 77 | 1,312 | / |
| Nambaj | 77 | 75 | / |
| Namwau | 77 | 73 | / |
| Nanwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nomwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nambaya | 71 | 4,899 | / |
| Namwayi | 71 | 2,657 | / |
| Namweya | 71 | 746 | / |
| Nambaje | 71 | 401 | / |
| Namwiya | 71 | 245 | / |
| Nambaji | 71 | 116 | / |
| Nambeja | 71 | 82 | / |
| Nambajo | 71 | 75 | / |
| Namwoya | 71 | 33 | / |
| Nomuaja | 71 | 6 | / |
| Namwaye | 71 | 6 | / |
| Namuhaj | 71 | 4 | / |
| Namwayo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nambaju | 71 | 3 | / |
| Namwayu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nanwaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Namweje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Namuaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Namuaji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namboja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nambaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nambuja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwojo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanbaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namueja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuhaya | 67 | 156 | / |
| Namhweya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namwihya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nambhaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nnamweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwooya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwoojo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambeeja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambajee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naambaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwaiyi | 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 Namwaja
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