Namwala Surname

383,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Namwala Surname Definition:

Namwala is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: rock.

Namwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6951:22,8062,448
Tanzania2041:259,51820,802
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Namwala Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Namwala is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: rock.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Namwala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Namwala Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Namwala is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namwala? popularity and diffusion

Namwala is the 383,389th most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,852,959 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwala reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Namwala is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 695 people, or 1 in 22,806. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Northern Province, where 42 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 32 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Zambia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 22 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

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