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 last name Namwao occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwao? popularity and diffusion
Namwao is the 1,118,459th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 247,391. In Tanzania Namwao is mostly concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 99 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 0 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 0 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs 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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