Namwaka Surname
Approximately 1,510 people bear this surname
Namwaka Surname Definition:
Namwaka is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: born on New Years day.
Namwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 703 | 1:22,546 | 2,427 |
| DR Congo | 417 | 1:177,169 | 18,031 |
| Tanzania | 247 | 1:214,339 | 17,954 |
| Uganda | 91 | 1:429,003 | 26,108 |
| Kenya | 51 | 1:905,488 | 33,171 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Namwaka (1,512) may also be a first name.
Namwaka Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Namwaka is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: born on New Years day.
Namwaka Demographics
Namwaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Namwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namwaka is found most in Zambia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Namwaka is the 260,172nd most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,826,189 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwaka live; 47 percent live in Southern Africa and 47 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Namwaka is also the 199,808th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 1,512 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 703 people, or 1 in 22,546. In Zambia Namwaka is mostly found in: Western Province, where 39 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 16 percent live and Northern Province, where 15 percent live. Not including Zambia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Tanzania, where 16 percent live.
Namwaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngamwaka | 93 | 4 | / |
| Naimwaka | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nnamwaka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Naimhwaka | 88 | 28 | / |
| Namwaki | 86 | 457 | / |
| Namwako | 86 | 85 | / |
| Namweka | 86 | 13 | / |
| Namuaka | 86 | 9 | / |
| Namwake | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ngomwaka | 80 | 75 | / |
| Namwaako | 80 | 24 | / |
| Namwakyi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Namwayko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naambaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nambake | 71 | 51 | / |
| Nambako | 71 | 14 | / |
| Namweko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwoko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuaki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuaca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwachi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nambokah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namwokoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambakhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambaiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambakou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namboyka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namvayko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namvaiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngomuaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwache | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuhakyi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Namuoko | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nhomboka | 53 | 118 | / |
| Nambokho | 53 | 48 | / |
| Nnamuoko | 53 | 47 | / |
| Nambooko | 53 | 4 | / |
| Noumbako | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nnamboike | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nnamuokoh | 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
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- 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 Namwaka
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