Namwaya Surname

206,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Zambia

Namwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,0261:38,0504,899
Kenya5581:82,7607,606
Zambia4251:37,2943,734

Namwaya (531) may also be a first name.

Namwaya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Namwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Namwaya is most common in Uganda. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Namwaya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 206,317th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,627,449 people. The surname Namwaya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwaya are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 366,022nd most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 531 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 1,026 people, or 1 in 38,050. In Uganda Namwaya is mostly concentrated in: Butaleja District, where 24 percent are found, Mayuge District, where 13 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 13 percent are found. Other than Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 28 percent are found and Zambia, where 21 percent are found.

Namwaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namwaaya934/
Nnamwaya932/
Namwaa923/
Namway921/
Nambaya864,899/
Namwayi862,657/
Namweya86746/
Namwiya86245/
Namwaja8644/
Namwoya8633/
Namwaye866/
Namwayo864/
Nanwaya862/
Namwayu862/
Namuaya862/
Namuhaya80156/
Ngamwaja804/
Namhweya803/
Namwihya802/
Nnamweya801/
Namwooya801/
Namwaiyi801/
Naambaya801/
Namwai771,312/
Nambay77158/
Namwau7773/
Nanway7717/
Nomwaa771/
Nanwaa771/
Namwea771/
Namuay771/
Nambuya7139,475/
Nambeya715,741/
Nambayo711,869/
Namboya711,000/
Namwoyo71439/
Namwiyo71366/
Namwija71153/
Namwaje7150/
Nambiya7146/
Namweyi7120/
Nambaye7114/
Namweyo7111/
Nombaya719/
Nambaja719/
Namwaji715/
Namveya714/
Namvayi714/
Nanwayo712/
Namweye712/
Nanbaya711/
Nambayu711/
Nainway711/
Namuiya711/
Nambaia711/
Nanwaye711/
Namwajje6756/
Nambuuya6716/
Naimbaye677/
Namuhaye674/
Ngamvaja674/
Nnambuya673/
Nambeeya672/
Nainvaya671/
Nhamboya671/
Nambahyi671/
Neanwaye671/
Noumbaya671/
Nambooya671/
Nammbuya671/
Namwauje671/
Namwijja671/
Namuhaja671/
Namuhayo671/
Ngomweya671/
Nanmbaye671/
Naymbaye671/

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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 Namwaya
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