Namwao Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Namwao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 214 | 1:247,391 | 19,981 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Namwao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namwao is most common in Tanzania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwao? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,118,459th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name Namwao is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwao reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Namwao is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 247,391. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mtwara Region, where 99 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 0 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwaho | 92 | 26 | / |
| Naumweao | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nambao | 83 | 2,214 | / |
| Namuhao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namwouo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namwaua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnanwao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nambajjo | 71 | 344 | / |
| Namuhaho | 71 | 21 | / |
| Namwajja | 71 | 7 | / |
| Namwaaya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nanwahou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Namweujo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngamwouo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwojjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwojja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nambaayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namboa | 67 | 118 | / |
| Nnanwaoha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nanbao | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nnambajjo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nemwoa | 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 Namwao
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