Namwelu Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Namwelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 44 | 1:887,256 | 40,445 |
| Zambia | 35 | 1:452,855 | 21,237 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
Namwelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namwelu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwelu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Namwelu is the 1,849,867th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwelu live; 44 percent live in East Africa and 35 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Namwelu is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 887,256. In Uganda Namwelu is primarily concentrated in: Bulambuli District, where 48 percent are found, Sironko District, where 30 percent are found and Manafwa District, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 35 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found.
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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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- 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 Namwelu
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