Namweli Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Namweli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Namweli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namweli Come From? nationality or country of origin
Namweli occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namweli? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Namweli is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namweli are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent live and Manyara Region, where 50 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Namweli exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngamweli | 93 | 48 | / |
| Namwali | 86 | 465 | / |
| Namwela | 86 | 353 | / |
| Namwili | 86 | 184 | / |
| Namwele | 86 | 179 | / |
| Nambeli | 86 | 4 | / |
| Namweleu | 80 | 155 | / |
| Ngamwele | 80 | 34 | / |
| Namwilai | 80 | 32 | / |
| Namwilia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Namwelya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngamueli | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwalie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neamwali | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngamwili | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwila | 71 | 8,162 | / |
| Namuele | 71 | 1,975 | / |
| Nambele | 71 | 844 | / |
| Nambili | 71 | 827 | / |
| Namwale | 71 | 25 | / |
| Nombeli | 71 | 6 | / |
| Namwole | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nomwele | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nanwele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nomwela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuili | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwilya | 67 | 168 | / |
| Nanvelli | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nnambele | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nomwehle | 67 | 9 | / |
| Namwaila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nnamuele | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nanweler | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namuholi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nhambele | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nomwehla | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nambeele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwaale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngamuele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnemwali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nannwele | 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 Namweli
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