Namwao Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Namwao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namwao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2141:247,39119,981
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namwaho9226/
Naumweao861/
Nambao832,214/
Namuhao771/
Namwouo771/
Namwaua771/
Nnanwao771/
Nambajjo71344/
Namuhaho7121/
Namwajja717/
Namwaaya714/
Nanwahou713/
Namweujo711/
Ngamwouo711/
Namwojjo711/
Namwojja711/
Nambaayo711/
Namboa67118/
Nnanwaoha676/
Nanbao673/
Nnambajjo672/
Nemwoa671/

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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
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  • 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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