Namwita Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Namwita Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 139 | 1:114,028 | 8,832 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
Namwita Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwita Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namwita has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Namwita click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwita? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,286,243rd most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwita reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 114,028. In Zambia it is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 54 percent reside, Muchinga Province, where 20 percent reside and Central Province, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Zambia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwaita | 93 | 10 | / |
| Namwoita | 93 | 2 | / |
| Namweita | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nambita | 86 | 65 | / |
| Namweta | 86 | 40 | / |
| Nanwita | 86 | 4 | / |
| Namwito | 86 | 2 | / |
| Namuita | 86 | 2 | / |
| Namwithi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nambuita | 80 | 4 | / |
| Namwiste | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namweeta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nambaita | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nambitha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nambitta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngamwithi | 75 | 55 | / |
| Namwete | 71 | 387 | / |
| Nombita | 71 | 99 | / |
| Nambiti | 71 | 61 | / |
| Nambito | 71 | 51 | / |
| Namweto | 71 | 16 | / |
| Nambite | 71 | 13 | / |
| Nambeta | 71 | 8 | / |
| Namweti | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nanweta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanbita | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nambaiti | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nambitto | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nombitha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nambaite | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nambitte | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nambitou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nainuita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambaito | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambayta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambeeta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namviste | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nammwete | 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 Namwita
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