Namwera Surname
Approximately 4,036 people bear this surname
Namwera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 3,268 | 1:5,238 | 739 |
| Uganda | 663 | 1:58,883 | 6,869 |
| Tanzania | 73 | 1:725,228 | 41,094 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Namwera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwera Come From? nationality or country of origin
Namwera is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwera? popularity and diffusion
Namwera is the 114,522nd most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,805,636 people. Namwera is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwera are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Namwera is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 3,268 people, or 1 in 5,238. Apart from Malawi this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 16 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namweera | 93 | 7 | / |
| Namwiera | 93 | 1 | / |
| Namweura | 93 | 1 | / |
| Namwira | 86 | 776 | / |
| Nambera | 86 | 496 | / |
| Namwere | 86 | 353 | / |
| Namweri | 86 | 29 | / |
| Namwero | 86 | 20 | / |
| Namuera | 86 | 4 | / |
| Namwara | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nemwera | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nambeera | 80 | 5 | / |
| Namweero | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nnambera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwirah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwetre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namweree | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namweiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nanhwera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwirha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nambehera | 75 | 11 | / |
| Namwiraya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namwiruha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namwiri | 71 | 385 | / |
| Nombera | 71 | 189 | / |
| Nambira | 71 | 84 | / |
| Nambere | 71 | 31 | / |
| Namwiro | 71 | 21 | / |
| Namwaro | 71 | 16 | / |
| Namberi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Namwire | 71 | 8 | / |
| Namvara | 71 | 8 | / |
| Namworo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nachimwero | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nanvera | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nambero | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namboira | 67 | 2,579 | / |
| Nhambira | 67 | 49 | / |
| Nambiraj | 67 | 27 | / |
| Namwirot | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nambuira | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namuheri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namberou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namberei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambiray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambeeri | 67 | 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 Namwera
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