Namwaza Surname

449,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Namwaza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namwaza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7321:23,3873,582
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Namwaza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namwaza is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Namwaza? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 449,465th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,626,877 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwaza reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 732 people, or 1 in 23,387. Besides Malawi it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namwaaza931/
Namwaze86176/
Nambaza86174/
Namwasa86105/
Namweza8646/
Namuaza8634/
Namwazi8613/
Namwazo861/
Namwaase8029/
Namwaaze8011/
Namwacha808/
Namwajja807/
Namwatsa803/
Namwaasa802/
Namwaasi801/
Namwaizo801/
Namwazzi801/
Ngamwacha75205/
Namwase7119,402/
Nambazo711,935/
Namwasi7170/
Nambazi7161/
Namwaje7150/
Namboza7144/
Namwesa7123/
Namwagi7115/
Namwaso7114/
Nambaze7113/
Namwaji715/
Namwage712/
Nombaza711/
Namwezo711/
Nnaambazza711/
Namuaca711/
Nambacha6792/
Namwajje6756/
Nambeiza6721/
Nambooza6716/
Nambodza677/
Namwaise672/
Nambaaze672/
Nambazze672/
Nambazzi672/
Namwasey671/
Nambaazi671/
Nambadzo671/
Nambazhe671/
Nammwasi671/
Namwajji671/
Namwaser671/
Nhambaze671/
Namwauje671/
Namwease671/
Namwojja671/
Naamwase671/

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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 Namwaza
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