Namwaka Surname

260,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Namwaka Surname Definition:

Namwaka is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: born on New Years day.

Namwaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia7031:22,5462,427
DR Congo4171:177,16918,031
Tanzania2471:214,33917,954
Uganda911:429,00326,108
Kenya511:905,48833,171
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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.

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