Namwaya Surname
Approximately 2,009 people bear this surname
Namwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,026 | 1:38,050 | 4,899 |
| Kenya | 558 | 1:82,760 | 7,606 |
| Zambia | 425 | 1:37,294 | 3,734 |
Namwaya (531) may also be a first name.
Namwaya Demographics
Namwaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Namwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namwaya is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Namwaya is the 206,317th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,627,449 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwaya live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Namwaya is also the 366,022nd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 531 people.
The surname Namwaya is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,026 people, or 1 in 38,050. In Uganda Namwaya is most numerous in: Butaleja District, where 24 percent reside, Mayuge District, where 13 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 13 percent reside. Beside Uganda Namwaya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 28 percent reside and Zambia, where 21 percent reside.
Namwaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Namwaya last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwaaya | 93 | 4 | / |
| Nnamwaya | 93 | 2 | / |
| Namwaa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Namway | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nambaya | 86 | 4,899 | / |
| Namwayi | 86 | 2,657 | / |
| Namweya | 86 | 746 | / |
| Namwiya | 86 | 245 | / |
| Namwaja | 86 | 44 | / |
| Namwoya | 86 | 33 | / |
| Namwaye | 86 | 6 | / |
| Namwayo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nanwaya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Namwayu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Namuaya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Namuhaya | 80 | 156 | / |
| Ngamwaja | 80 | 4 | / |
| Namhweya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Namwihya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nnamweya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwooya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwaiyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naambaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwai | 77 | 1,312 | / |
| Nambay | 77 | 158 | / |
| Namwau | 77 | 73 | / |
| Nanway | 77 | 17 | / |
| Nomwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nanwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namuay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nambuya | 71 | 39,475 | / |
| Nambeya | 71 | 5,741 | / |
| Nambayo | 71 | 1,869 | / |
| Namboya | 71 | 1,000 | / |
| Namwoyo | 71 | 439 | / |
| Namwiyo | 71 | 366 | / |
| Namwija | 71 | 153 | / |
| Namwaje | 71 | 50 | / |
| Nambiya | 71 | 46 | / |
| Namweyi | 71 | 20 | / |
| Nambaye | 71 | 14 | / |
| Namweyo | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nombaya | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nambaja | 71 | 9 | / |
| Namwaji | 71 | 5 | / |
| Namveya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Namvayi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nanwayo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Namweye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nanbaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nambayu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nainway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nambaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanwaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwajje | 67 | 56 | / |
| Nambuuya | 67 | 16 | / |
| Naimbaye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Namuhaye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngamvaja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nnambuya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nambeeya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nainvaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhamboya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambahyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neanwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noumbaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambooya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nammbuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwauje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwijja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuhaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuhayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngomweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanmbaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naymbaye | 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 Namwaya
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