Namwasi Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Namwasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 65 | 1:600,604 | 31,967 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Namwasi (68) may also be a first name.
Namwasi Demographics
Namwasi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Namwasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Namwasi occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwasi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,273,756th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Namwasi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwasi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 68 people.
Namwasi is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 600,604. In Uganda Namwasi is most common in: Kampala District, where 23 percent live, Nakasongola District, where 20 percent live and Mukono District, where 11 percent live. Barring Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Namwasi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwaasi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nammwasi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Namwashi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Namwase | 86 | 19,402 | / |
| Nambasi | 86 | 704 | / |
| Namwasa | 86 | 105 | / |
| Namwosi | 86 | 39 | / |
| Namwagi | 86 | 15 | / |
| Namwazi | 86 | 13 | / |
| Namwaji | 86 | 5 | / |
| Namvasi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nemwasi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nambassi | 80 | 93 | / |
| Nambasai | 80 | 57 | / |
| Namwasse | 80 | 41 | / |
| Namwaase | 80 | 29 | / |
| Namwachi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Namwaasa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nambashi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Namwaise | 80 | 2 | / |
| Naamwase | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwuisi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwessi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwajji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwease | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwazzi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwasha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwasey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwaser | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namweshzi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namwezi | 71 | 4,363 | / |
| Namwaza | 71 | 757 | / |
| Namwaze | 71 | 176 | / |
| Nambase | 71 | 108 | / |
| Nambazi | 71 | 61 | / |
| Namwaje | 71 | 50 | / |
| Namwese | 71 | 44 | / |
| Nambosi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Nemwase | 71 | 10 | / |
| Namwage | 71 | 2 | / |
| Namuesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuaji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwose | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwacy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanwase | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanwagi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanwazi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwajje | 67 | 56 | / |
| Namwaaze | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nambossi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nambazzi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namwaaza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanwasse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambaazi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambashe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwache | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwauje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namweese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namweezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwwezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuhosi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namvaset | 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 Namwasi
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