Namwawa Surname
Approximately 1,911 people bear this surname
Namwawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,588 | 1:9,981 | 1,159 |
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
Namwawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namwawa is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Namwawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 215,090th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,813,472 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwawa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,588 people, or 1 in 9,981. In Zambia it is most common in: Muchinga Province, where 48 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent live. Beside Zambia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwawaa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Namwaawa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Namwawo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Namwewa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Namwowa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Namuhawa | 80 | 28 | / |
| Namwaaba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namuawaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nambaba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nanbawa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nemwava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwabo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwewo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuhawe | 67 | 48 | / |
| Namuasua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Namuhaba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Namuhowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngamwowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuhawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambowea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambohwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambajwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanwawou | 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 Namwawa
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