Namwema Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Namwema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
Namwema (22) may also be a first name.
Namwema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namwema is found most in The DR Congo. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Namwema.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwema? popularity and diffusion
Namwema is the 2,605,694th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Namwema is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwema reside; 87 percent reside in Central Africa and 87 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Namwema is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.
This surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Besides The DR Congo this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngamwema | 93 | 34 | / |
| Namwima | 86 | 910 | / |
| Namuema | 86 | 239 | / |
| Namwama | 86 | 24 | / |
| Namwemo | 86 | 10 | / |
| Nambema | 86 | 2 | / |
| Namwoma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nomwema | 86 | 1 | / |
| Namwimga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngamweme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwemge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nambima | 71 | 1,573 | / |
| Nambeme | 71 | 5 | / |
| Namwimo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngamveme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuhemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambime | 57 | 867 | / |
| Nanbima | 57 | 5 | / |
| Namvomo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nambimi | 57 | 1 | / |
| N'Ambime | 53 | 9 | / |
| Namboimi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Namboime | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nambimou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nambimme | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nambimey | 53 | 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 Namwema
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