Namwe Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Marshall Islands
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Namwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Marshall Islands271:1,919460
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Namwe Last Name Facts

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

Namwe is more commonly found in The Marshall Islands than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Namwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. Namwe occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Namwe reside; 71 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 71 percent reside in Micronesia.

The last name is most numerous in The Marshall Islands, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 1,919. In The Marshall Islands Namwe is most frequent in: Rongelap Atoll, where 30 percent live, Utirik Atoll, where 19 percent live and Arno Atoll, where 15 percent live. Outside of The Marshall Islands it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namwet91621/
Namwez9141/
Namwee914/
Namwea911/
Gnamwe911/
Namweh911/
Namw892/
Namwehe836/
Namwech832/
Namweez831/
Nambe801,785/
Namwa80302/
Nemwe80122/
Nanwe80106/
Namue8049/
Namwi8018/
Nomwe807/
Namve805/
Namwajje7756/
Nachimwe772/
Nhambe7314,928/
Namwai731,312/
Gnanwe73614/
Namver73287/
Nambea73219/
Naumbe7371/
Nhamue7338/
Ngamue7321/
Nambee7321/
Nambey7310/
Namvee739/
Nnanwe736/
Naimbe735/
Namoue735/
Nnamue735/
Nanwei734/
Nanwee734/
Namnue734/
Naumwa734/
Namwaa733/
Naamwa733/
Ngamve733/
Naambe733/
Nanwie733/
Nnambe733/
Nammwa732/
Noumwe732/
Namved732/
Naanwe732/
Nanweh732/
Nambei731/
Namwyi731/
Namuet731/
Namway731/
N'Ambe731/
Nemwei731/
Nammue731/
Naymve731/
Naimwa731/
Namveh731/
Namwiz731/
Naumve731/
Neimwe731/
Namnuea67143/
Namuesh6729/
Naanwee676/
Namuhei674/
Nainwei673/
Nahamwa672/
Nhaumbe671/
Nanwheh671/
Nomw671/
Nahambe671/
Namwowa671/
Namuehe671/
Naumbee671/
Ngoumwe671/
Namouer671/
Namvech671/
Namwich671/

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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 Namwe
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