Namweyo Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Namweyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namweyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Namweyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Namweyo is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namweyo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Namweyo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namweyo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Namweyo is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 90 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namweya86746/
Namwoyo86439/
Namwiyo86366/
Namweyi8620/
Namwayo864/
Namweye862/
Nambeyo861/
Namhweya803/
Nnamweya801/
Nambey7710/
Namwee774/
Namwea771/
Namway771/
Nambeye7110,218/
Nambeya715,741/
Namwayi712,657/
Namwaya712,009/
Nambayo711,869/
Namwiya71245/
Nambuyo71125/
Namboyo7194/
Namwaje7150/
Namwoya7133/
Namwaye716/
Nambiyo714/
Namveya714/
Nanwayo712/
Nombeyo712/
Namweje712/
Namwayu712/
Ngamwou712/
Nanweye711/
Nanwoyo711/
Namwojo711/
Namwajje6756/
Namuhawe6748/
Namwaaya674/
Namwihya672/
Nambeeya672/
Nnamwaya672/
Nnambowe671/
Naimbeyi671/
Namboowe671/
Namwauje671/
Namwoojo671/
Namwooya671/
Namuhayo671/
Ngomweya671/
Ngnamwou671/
Ngamwowe671/
Namwaiyi671/
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
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  • 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 Namweyo
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