Namwenge Surname
Approximately 1,306 people bear this surname
Namwenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,178 | 1:33,140 | 4,433 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Namwenge (107) may also be a first name.
Namwenge Demographics
Namwenge Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Namwenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namwenge is found most in Uganda. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwenge? popularity and diffusion
The last name Namwenge is the 292,632nd most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,580,050 people. The surname Namwenge occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwenge are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Namwenge is also the 910,230th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 107 people.
Namwenge is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,178 people, or 1 in 33,140. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Butaleja District, where 35 percent are found, Bugiri District, where 9 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Namwenge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwenghe | 94 | 6 | / |
| Namwhenge | 94 | 1 | / |
| Namwengye | 94 | 1 | / |
| Namwenje | 88 | 570 | / |
| Namuenge | 88 | 94 | / |
| Namwenga | 88 | 18 | / |
| Nambenge | 88 | 5 | / |
| Namwemge | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namwengi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namwenjje | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nomhwenge | 82 | 1 | / |
| Namwnga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Namuhenghe | 78 | 3 | / |
| Namuhenges | 78 | 1 | / |
| Namwinga | 75 | 11,674 | / |
| Namwingi | 75 | 62 | / |
| Namuenje | 75 | 30 | / |
| Nambengi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namwenza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nombenge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namuenga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namuhenje | 71 | 66 | / |
| Namuhenga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Namuhinge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwinnga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuhence | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwnje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwinji | 63 | 90 | / |
| Namuingi | 63 | 4 | / |
| Namwinzi | 63 | 4 | / |
| Namuinga | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nombenze | 63 | 1 | / |
| Namuenji | 63 | 1 | / |
| Namwinza | 63 | 1 | / |
| Namwinchi | 59 | 4 | / |
| Namuhingi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Namuendji | 59 | 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 Namwenge
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