Namwenga Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Namwenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Namwenga (27) may also be a first name.
Namwenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namwenga is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Namwenga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwenga? popularity and diffusion
Namwenga is the 4,649,889th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwenga are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name globally, held by 27 people.
The last name Namwenga is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Rakai District, where 33 percent live, Busia District, where 8 percent live and Kaliro District, where 8 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwnga | 93 | 2 | / |
| Namwinga | 88 | 11,674 | / |
| Namwenge | 88 | 1,306 | / |
| Nambenga | 88 | 192 | / |
| Namwengo | 88 | 5 | / |
| Namuenga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namwengi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namwenghe | 82 | 6 | / |
| Namuhenga | 82 | 6 | / |
| Namwengye | 82 | 1 | / |
| Namwinnga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nambinga | 75 | 2,624 | / |
| Namuenge | 75 | 94 | / |
| Namwingi | 75 | 62 | / |
| Nombenga | 75 | 30 | / |
| Nambenge | 75 | 5 | / |
| Namwimga | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namuinga | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namwingo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nambengi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namwemge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nomwengho | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nambengou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nambengho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nomhwenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuhenghe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namuhenges | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuingi | 63 | 4 | / |
| Namuingo | 63 | 3 | / |
| Nombenge | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nombengo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nambingo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Namuhingo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Namuhingi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Namuhinge | 59 | 1 | / |
| Namuhingho | 56 | 1 | / |
| Nombingo | 50 | 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
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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 Namwenga
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