Namwalo Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Namwalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 64 | 1:609,989 | 32,257 |
| Kenya | 58 | 1:796,205 | 31,724 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Namwalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namwalo occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwalo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Namwalo is the 1,628,521st most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwalo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Namwalo is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 609,989. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kaliro District, where 33 percent reside, Wakiso District, where 16 percent reside and Kampala District, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Namwalo occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 47 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nambalo | 86 | 6,285 | / |
| Namwala | 86 | 928 | / |
| Namwolo | 86 | 58 | / |
| Namwelo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Namwaila | 80 | 4 | / |
| Namwaala | 80 | 3 | / |
| Namwalia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Namwalya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nambaalo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nambaulo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwaula | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngamwala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gnanwalou | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nambala | 71 | 6,418 | / |
| Nomvalo | 71 | 929 | / |
| Namwela | 71 | 353 | / |
| Namuala | 71 | 144 | / |
| Nanwala | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nambolo | 71 | 10 | / |
| Namuelo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nemwala | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nombalo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nomualo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nomwelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namballa | 67 | 1,095 | / |
| Namweleu | 67 | 155 | / |
| Nambaila | 67 | 14 | / |
| Namuholo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nambhala | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nambaala | 67 | 7 | / |
| Namwolya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nhambala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngamvolo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nanwalla | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nomwehlo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwoola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwelya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambeala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngamvala | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Namwalo
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