Namwanyi Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Namwanyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 184 | 1:86,141 | 7,184 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
Namwanyi (77) may also be a first name.
Namwanyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwanyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Namwanyi is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwanyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Namwanyi is the 1,198,640th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name Namwanyi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwanyi reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 77 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 86,141. In Zambia Namwanyi is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 53 percent are found, Western Province, where 41 percent are found and Southern Province, where 3 percent are found. Not including Zambia Namwanyi occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwani | 93 | 264 | / |
| Ngamwani | 88 | 106 | / |
| Namwangi | 88 | 46 | / |
| Namwenyi | 88 | 6 | / |
| Namuanyi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namwanhi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namwaani | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nawany | 86 | 368 | / |
| Nnamnwani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Namwana | 80 | 3,699 | / |
| Nanwani | 80 | 995 | / |
| Namwane | 80 | 19 | / |
| Nemwani | 80 | 2 | / |
| Namwoni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwanje | 75 | 24,827 | / |
| Nainwani | 75 | 78 | / |
| Ngomwani | 75 | 55 | / |
| Nanwanit | 75 | 34 | / |
| Namuenyi | 75 | 27 | / |
| Namuhani | 75 | 12 | / |
| Nnamuani | 75 | 9 | / |
| Neemwani | 75 | 7 | / |
| Namwanna | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nnambani | 75 | 3 | / |
| Namwonyo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nammweni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nemwaini | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nanwangi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nambonyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namweana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nanwaani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nainwany | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namwanjje | 71 | 533 | / |
| Nnamwanje | 71 | 15 | / |
| Namuhaini | 71 | 7 | / |
| Namwaanje | 71 | 4 | / |
| Naamwanje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Namuhenyi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Namwannje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nammwanje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanwanich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnamwange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngamwonyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwaange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuana | 67 | 966 | / |
| Nanvani | 67 | 867 | / |
| Nambane | 67 | 574 | / |
| Namwene | 67 | 137 | / |
| Namueni | 67 | 48 | / |
| Nonwani | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nanwana | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nemvani | 67 | 11 | / |
| Namwona | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nomwana | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namwone | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namvana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namuane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwaasnje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuoni | 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 Namwanyi
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