Namwele Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Namwele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 169 | 1:14,257 | 2,629 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Namwele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Namwele occurs in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwele? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,276,805th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwele are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Namibia, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 14,257. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Khomas Region, where 30 percent live, Oshana Region, where 25 percent live and Oshikoto Region, where 22 percent live. Without taking into account Namibia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and Angola, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namweleu | 93 | 155 | / |
| Ngamwele | 93 | 34 | / |
| Namwel | 92 | 3 | / |
| Namuele | 86 | 1,975 | / |
| Nambele | 86 | 844 | / |
| Namwela | 86 | 353 | / |
| Namwale | 86 | 25 | / |
| Namweli | 86 | 9 | / |
| Namwole | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nomwele | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nanwele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngamweli | 80 | 48 | / |
| Nnambele | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nomwehle | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nnamuele | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nanweler | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nhambele | 80 | 2 | / |
| Namwaale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nambeele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwelya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngamuele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nannwele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwila | 71 | 8,162 | / |
| Namwali | 71 | 465 | / |
| Namwili | 71 | 184 | / |
| Nambile | 71 | 103 | / |
| Nombele | 71 | 85 | / |
| Nomvele | 71 | 28 | / |
| Nonwele | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nambeli | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nomwela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nemvele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Noumweiler | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanvele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwilya | 67 | 168 | / |
| Namwilai | 67 | 32 | / |
| Noumbele | 67 | 13 | / |
| Namwaila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gnonwele | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nomwehla | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namwilia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nomvehle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngamueli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngamvile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwalie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neamwali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngamwili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nonweleh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnomuele | 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 Namwele
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