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 last name Namwenga is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwenga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Namwenga is the 4,649,889th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwenga live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Namwenga is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread given name in the world, held by 27 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Rakai District, where 33 percent are found, Busia District, where 8 percent are found and Kaliro District, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Namwenga exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
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
- 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 Namwenga
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