Namwani Surname
Approximately 264 people bear this surname
Namwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 258 | 1:151,315 | 13,388 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Namwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namwani (Marathi: नामवानी) is most common in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 978,274th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwani reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 151,315. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Bududa District, where 50 percent live, Manafwa District, where 26 percent live and Mbale District, where 10 percent live. Beside Uganda Namwani exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwanyi | 93 | 197 | / |
| Ngamwani | 93 | 106 | / |
| Namwangi | 93 | 46 | / |
| Namwanhi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Namwaani | 93 | 1 | / |
| Namwana | 86 | 3,699 | / |
| Namwane | 86 | 19 | / |
| Namwoni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Namwanje | 80 | 24,827 | / |
| Ngomwani | 80 | 55 | / |
| Namuhani | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nnamuani | 80 | 9 | / |
| Namwanna | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nnambani | 80 | 3 | / |
| Namweana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namuanyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwanjje | 75 | 533 | / |
| Nnamwanje | 75 | 15 | / |
| Namuhaini | 75 | 7 | / |
| Namwaanje | 75 | 4 | / |
| Naamwanje | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nammwanje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namwaange | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namwannje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nnamwange | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namuana | 71 | 966 | / |
| Nambane | 71 | 574 | / |
| Namwona | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nomwana | 71 | 3 | / |
| Namwone | 71 | 3 | / |
| Namvana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Namuane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuoni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwaasnje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwonge | 67 | 66 | / |
| Namuhana | 67 | 8 | / |
| Neamwongnoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nhambane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namuhane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namwonyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namwamje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namwonna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhombani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambouni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambonyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nomwaana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naimboni | 67 | 1 | / |
Namwani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Namwani in the Marathi language | ||
| नामवानी | namavani | - |
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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
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- 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 Namwani
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