Namwaye Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Namwaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namwaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Namwaye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Namwaye is found most frequently in Zambia. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namwaye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Namwaye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwaye reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Namwaye is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 3,962,480. In Zambia Namwaye is mostly found in: Copperbelt Province, where 50 percent are found, Muchinga Province, where 25 percent are found and Northern Province, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and Uganda, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namway921/
Namwayi862,657/
Namwaya862,009/
Namwaje8650/
Nambaye8614/
Namwayo864/
Namweye862/
Namwayu862/
Nanwaye861/
Namwajje8056/
Naimbaye807/
Namuhaye804/
Namwaaya804/
Nnamwaya802/
Nambajye802/
Namwauje801/
Namwaiyi801/
Neanwaye801/
Nanmbaye801/
Naymbaye801/
Namwai771,312/
Nambay77158/
Namwau7773/
Nanway7717/
Namwee774/
Namwaa773/
Namwea771/
Namuay771/
Nnamnwoye751/
Nambeye7110,218/
Nambaya714,899/
Nambayo711,869/
Nambuye711,114/
Namweya71746/
Namwoyo71439/
Nambaje71401/
Namwiyo71366/
Namwiya71245/
Namwija71153/
Nombaye71151/
Namboye7149/
Nambiye7148/
Namwaja7144/
Namwoya7133/
Namweyi7120/
Namweyo7111/
Nanbaye717/
Namwaji715/
Namvayi714/
Nanwaie714/
Nanwayo712/
Nanwaya712/
Namweje712/
Namuaya712/
Namwaua711/
Nambayu711/
Nainway711/
Nanweye711/
Namuhaya67156/
Nambajje6769/
Namuhawe6748/
Namwejje6713/
Namwajja677/
Ngamwaja674/
Namhweya673/
Namwihya672/
Nambajee671/
Noumbaye671/
Nnambowe671/
Naambaya671/
Nambahyi671/
Nambayai671/
Namboowe671/
Nambuuye671/
Namwajji671/
Namwijja671/
Namwojja671/
Namwooya671/
Namuhayo671/
Ngamwowe671/
Nnamweya671/
Nainbaye671/

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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
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  • 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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