Namwamba Surname
Approximately 374 people bear this surname
Namwamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 219 | 1:178,262 | 14,925 |
| Kenya | 88 | 1:524,772 | 26,127 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Zambia | 16 | 1:990,620 | 29,787 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Namwamba (23) may also be a first name.
Namwamba Demographics
Average Namwamba Salary in
United States
$37,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Namwamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namwamba is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Namwamba.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 763,307th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Namwamba are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Namwamba is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 23 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 178,262. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Mbale District, where 44 percent reside, Bududa District, where 9 percent reside and Namutumba District, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.
Namwamba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Namwamba surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Namwamba earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwambah | 94 | 3 | / |
| Namwaamba | 94 | 2 | / |
| Namwambe | 88 | 164 | / |
| Namwambi | 88 | 146 | / |
| Namwemba | 88 | 39 | / |
| Namuamba | 88 | 21 | / |
| Namweemba | 82 | 318 | / |
| Namuhamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nombamba | 75 | 162 | / |
| Namvemba | 75 | 21 | / |
| Nambomba | 75 | 6 | / |
| Namwembo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Namwombe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namuambo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namwombi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namuhemba | 71 | 57 | / |
| Namuhambe | 71 | 18 | / |
| Namuhambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nambambi | 63 | 634 | / |
| Nambombe | 63 | 322 | / |
| Nambamba | 63 | 272 | / |
| Nambombo | 63 | 97 | / |
| Nombambo | 63 | 62 | / |
| Nambombi | 63 | 11 | / |
| Nombambe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Namwanve | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nambambe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nomvambe | 63 | 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 Namwamba
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