Namwinga Surname

44,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Namwinga Surname Definition:

Namwinga is a surname of the Namwanga tribe, meaning: girl born to the second wife.

Namwinga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia11,2721:1,406194
Tanzania3901:135,74812,597
England41:13,929,515290,718
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Namwinga (126) may also be a first name.

Namwinga Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Namwinga is a surname of the Namwanga tribe, meaning: girl born to the second wife.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Namwinga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namwinga is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Namwinga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 44,488th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 624,254 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwinga live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Namwinga is also the 829,183rd most widespread first name globally, held by 126 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 11,272 people, or 1 in 1,406. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Northern Province, where 46 percent are found, Muchinga Province, where 21 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Zambia it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

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