Namwano Surname
Approximately 3,069 people bear this surname
Namwano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,995 | 1:13,035 | 2,125 |
| Kenya | 56 | 1:824,641 | 32,113 |
| Zambia | 18 | 1:880,551 | 28,935 |
Namwano (89) may also be a first name.
Namwano Demographics
Namwano Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Namwano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namwano is found most in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Namwano.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwano? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 144,713th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,374,567 people. The last name Namwano occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwano reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Namwano is also the 1,011,231st most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 89 people.
The surname Namwano is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,995 people, or 1 in 13,035. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Bududa District, where 38 percent are found, Manafwa District, where 19 percent are found and Mbale District, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Namwano Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Namwano surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwanho | 93 | 2 | / |
| Namwanno | 93 | 1 | / |
| Namwaano | 93 | 1 | / |
| Namwana | 86 | 3,699 | / |
| Namwono | 86 | 2 | / |
| Namvano | 86 | 1 | / |
| Namuano | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngamwana | 80 | 27 | / |
| Namwanna | 80 | 4 | / |
| Namwongo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Namuango | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namweana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwaanga | 75 | 49 | / |
| Naimwanga | 75 | 7 | / |
| Namwoongo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nnamwanga | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ngamwanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namuana | 71 | 966 | / |
| Nambana | 71 | 22 | / |
| Namwona | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nomwana | 71 | 3 | / |
| Namvana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nahamwanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nomwatna | 67 | 88 | / |
| Ngomwana | 67 | 48 | / |
| Namuanga | 67 | 36 | / |
| Namuhana | 67 | 8 | / |
| Namuhono | 67 | 6 | / |
| Neamwongnoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Namwonga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namwonna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambaina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nomwaana | 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 Namwano
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