Namweya Surname

454,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Namweya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namweya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia6451:3,736672
Uganda641:609,98932,257
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Namweya (12) may also be a first name.

Namweya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Namweya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Namweya is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Namweya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 454,357th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,768,828 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namweya reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Namweya is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Namweya is most widespread in Namibia, where it is borne by 645 people, or 1 in 3,736. In Namibia Namweya is most numerous in: Ohangwena Region, where 40 percent live, Khomas Region, where 16 percent live and Omusati Region, where 15 percent live. Not including Namibia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 9 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Namweya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Namweya surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namhweya933/
Nnamweya931/
Namwea921/
Nambeya865,741/
Namwaya862,009/
Namwiya86245/
Namwoya8633/
Namweyi8620/
Namweyo8611/
Namveya864/
Namweye862/
Namwaaya804/
Nnamwaya802/
Nambeeya802/
Namwihya802/
Namwooya801/
Ngomweya801/
Namwai771,312/
Nambea77219/
Namwau7773/
Nambey7710/
Namwee774/
Namwaa773/
Namway771/
Nambuya7139,475/
Nambeye7110,218/
Nambaya714,899/
Namwayi712,657/
Namboya711,000/
Namwoyo71439/
Namwiyo71366/
Namwija71153/
Namnuea71143/
Nambeja7182/
Namwaje7150/
Nambiya7146/
Namwaja7144/
Nombeya7118/
Namwaye716/
Namwaji715/
Namwayo714/
Nanbeya714/
Namweje712/
Namuaya712/
Namwayu712/
Nanwaya712/
Nanweye711/
Nambeyo711/
Namueja711/
Namuiya711/
Namuhaya67156/
Namwajje6756/
Namuhawe6748/
Nambuuya6716/
Ngamwaja674/
Nnambuya673/
Nhamboya671/
Namwaiyi671/
Naambaya671/
Nnambowe671/
Naimbeyi671/
Nambeeja671/
Namboowe671/
Nambooya671/
Nambyiah671/
Nammbuya671/
Namwauje671/
Namwijja671/
Ngamwowe671/
Nhamueha671/
Neamnuey671/

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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 Namweya
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