Namwesi Surname
Approximately 193 people bear this surname
Namwesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Uganda | 48 | 1:813,318 | 38,363 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Namwesi (69) may also be a first name.
Namwesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Namwesi is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwesi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,214,709th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Namwesi live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 69 people.
The last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Besides The DR Congo this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namweshzi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namwezi | 86 | 4,363 | / |
| Namwisi | 86 | 430 | / |
| Namwese | 86 | 44 | / |
| Namuesi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Namwises | 80 | 42 | / |
| Namweezi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namweese | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwease | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwisai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwuisi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwwezi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwisis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwiza | 71 | 676 | / |
| Namuisi | 71 | 207 | / |
| Namweza | 71 | 46 | / |
| Namweze | 71 | 42 | / |
| Nambezi | 71 | 33 | / |
| Namwege | 71 | 8 | / |
| Namwizi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Namwige | 71 | 3 | / |
| Namweje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Namwigi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Namueji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwiset | 67 | 2,069 | / |
| Namwijit | 67 | 84 | / |
| Namwajje | 67 | 56 | / |
| Namvises | 67 | 11 | / |
| Namwised | 67 | 5 | / |
| Namwaise | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namwizyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwajji | 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 Namwesi
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