Namwaye Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Namwaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Namwaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Namwaye is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwaye are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Namwaye is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 3,962,480. In Zambia Namwaye is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 50 percent live, Muchinga Province, where 25 percent live and Northern Province, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 17 percent live.
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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 Namwaye
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