Namweni Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Namweni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Namweni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namweni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namweni is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namweni? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namweni are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Namweni is most prevalent in: Manafwa District, where 33 percent reside, Mukono District, where 33 percent reside and Namayingo District, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and Tanzania, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwenyi | 93 | 6 | / |
| Namwengi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nammweni | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ngamwenyi | 88 | 27 | / |
| Namwena | 86 | 594 | / |
| Namwini | 86 | 156 | / |
| Namwene | 86 | 137 | / |
| Namueni | 86 | 48 | / |
| Namwenje | 80 | 570 | / |
| Namuheni | 80 | 327 | / |
| Namweene | 80 | 189 | / |
| Namuenyi | 80 | 27 | / |
| Nhambeni | 80 | 2 | / |
| Namwenha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Namweana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwinyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namuhenyi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namwenjje | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namwhenge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nambene | 71 | 57 | / |
| Namuene | 71 | 18 | / |
| Namwine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwiny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuenge | 67 | 94 | / |
| Namuenje | 67 | 30 | / |
| Namuhena | 67 | 20 | / |
| Namuhene | 67 | 18 | / |
| Namuingi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngamvene | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namuenyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhambini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nomuenyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnamuene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuhenje | 63 | 66 | / |
| Namuhaini | 63 | 7 | / |
| Naamuhene | 63 | 1 | / |
| Namuhingi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Namuheena | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nomhwenge | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nambine | 57 | 21 | / |
| Nombene | 57 | 8 | / |
| Nhambine | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ngomvene | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nomuenyo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Namuhinge | 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 Namweni
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