Namwenyo Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Namwenyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 183 | 1:13,166 | 2,434 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Namwenyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwenyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namwenyo is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwenyo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,248,410th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Namwenyo are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Namibia, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 13,166. In Namibia it is primarily concentrated in: Oshana Region, where 37 percent reside, Ohangwena Region, where 28 percent reside and Khomas Region, where 23 percent reside. Not including Namibia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwenya | 88 | 905 | / |
| Namwonyo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nambenyo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namuenyo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namwinyo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngamwinyoo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Namvenya | 75 | 314 | / |
| Namwanya | 75 | 8 | / |
| Namwenja | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namwenha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nomwenho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namwonya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nomuenyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namuhenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngamwineho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwanja | 63 | 753 | / |
| Namwinja | 63 | 192 | / |
| Namwonja | 63 | 35 | / |
| Nambenja | 63 | 2 | / |
| Namwanjja | 59 | 9 | / |
| Namuhonya | 59 | 2 | / |
| Namuhanya | 59 | 2 | / |
| Nnamwanja | 59 | 1 | / |
| Namuhenja | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nammwinja | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nambenjja | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nombinya | 50 | 10 | / |
| Nambinja | 50 | 3 | / |
| Nombenja | 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 Namwenyo
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