Namwanji Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Namwanji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Namwanji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwanji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Namwanji is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwanji? popularity and diffusion
Namwanji is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwanji live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Bundibugyo District, where 33 percent reside, Kamwenge District, where 33 percent reside and Kyegegwa District, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Namwanji occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwanje | 88 | 24,827 | / |
| Namwanja | 88 | 753 | / |
| Namwangi | 88 | 46 | / |
| Namwanzi | 88 | 32 | / |
| Nambanji | 88 | 22 | / |
| Namwansi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Namuanji | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namwanhi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namwanjje | 82 | 533 | / |
| Nnamwanje | 82 | 15 | / |
| Namwanjja | 82 | 9 | / |
| Namwaanje | 82 | 4 | / |
| Naamwanje | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nammwanje | 82 | 1 | / |
| Namwannje | 82 | 1 | / |
| Namwanyii | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nnamwanja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Namwaasnje | 78 | 1 | / |
| Namwanza | 75 | 2,052 | / |
| Namwenje | 75 | 570 | / |
| Namwange | 75 | 70 | / |
| Namwonja | 75 | 35 | / |
| Namwanze | 75 | 31 | / |
| Namwanse | 75 | 21 | / |
| Namwansa | 75 | 17 | / |
| Nambangi | 75 | 11 | / |
| Nambanje | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nanwanje | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namwamje | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nanwangi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namuenji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nambonji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namvanshi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Namwenjje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nnamwange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuhanzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwangee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwaange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwaanza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwaanze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nawanya | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Namwanji
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