Namweyi Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Namweyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
Namweyi (10) may also be a first name.
Namweyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namweyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namweyi is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namweyi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namweyi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name Namweyi is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,848,325. In Kenya Namweyi is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 75 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 8 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 8 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 40 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwayi | 86 | 2,657 | / |
| Namweya | 86 | 746 | / |
| Namweyo | 86 | 11 | / |
| Namweye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Namhweya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nnamweya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naimbeyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwaiyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwai | 77 | 1,312 | / |
| Nambey | 77 | 10 | / |
| Namwee | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nanwei | 77 | 4 | / |
| Namwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nambei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nemwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nambeye | 71 | 10,218 | / |
| Nambeya | 71 | 5,741 | / |
| Namwaya | 71 | 2,009 | / |
| Namwoyo | 71 | 439 | / |
| Namwiyo | 71 | 366 | / |
| Namwiya | 71 | 245 | / |
| Namwija | 71 | 153 | / |
| Namwaje | 71 | 50 | / |
| Namwoya | 71 | 33 | / |
| Namwaye | 71 | 6 | / |
| Namwaji | 71 | 5 | / |
| Namuhei | 71 | 4 | / |
| Namwayo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Namvayi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Namveya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nainwei | 71 | 3 | / |
| Namweje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Namwayu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nanweye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nambeyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namvuyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namueji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwajje | 67 | 56 | / |
| Namuhawe | 67 | 48 | / |
| Namwaaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Namwihya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nambeeya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nnamwaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nnambowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namboowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambooyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambyiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwauje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwijja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwooya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngomweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngamwowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nainwoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambahyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neamnuey | 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 Namweyi
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