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
Namwenyo is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwenyo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,248,410th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. Namwenyo occurs predominantly 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.
Namwenyo is most frequent in Namibia, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 13,166. In Namibia it is mostly found in: Oshana Region, where 37 percent are found, Ohangwena Region, where 28 percent are found and Khomas Region, where 23 percent are found. Without taking into account Namibia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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