Namwiya Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
Namwiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 239 | 1:66,318 | 5,872 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
Namwiya (12) may also be a first name.
Namwiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namwiya is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,028,911th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Namwiya reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Namwiya is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name on earth, held by 12 people.
It is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 66,318. In Zambia Namwiya is primarily concentrated in: Northern Province, where 99 percent reside, Eastern Province, where 0 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 0 percent reside. Besides Zambia Namwiya is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwihya | 93 | 2 | / |
| Namwaya | 86 | 2,009 | / |
| Namweya | 86 | 746 | / |
| Namwiyo | 86 | 366 | / |
| Namwija | 86 | 153 | / |
| Nambiya | 86 | 46 | / |
| Namwoya | 86 | 33 | / |
| Namuiya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Namwaaya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Namhweya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nnamwaya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Namwooya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwaiyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwijja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nnamweya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwai | 77 | 1,312 | / |
| Namwau | 77 | 73 | / |
| Namwaa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Namway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nambuya | 71 | 39,475 | / |
| Nambeya | 71 | 5,741 | / |
| Nambaya | 71 | 4,899 | / |
| Namwayi | 71 | 2,657 | / |
| Namboya | 71 | 1,000 | / |
| Namwoyo | 71 | 439 | / |
| Namwaje | 71 | 50 | / |
| Nambiye | 71 | 48 | / |
| Namwaja | 71 | 44 | / |
| Namweyi | 71 | 20 | / |
| Namweyo | 71 | 11 | / |
| Namwaye | 71 | 6 | / |
| Namwaji | 71 | 5 | / |
| Namveya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nambiyo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Namwayo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nanwaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Namwayu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Namweye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Namuaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nombiya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nambuia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nambaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanviya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuhaya | 67 | 156 | / |
| Namwajje | 67 | 56 | / |
| Nambuuya | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ngamwaja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nnambuya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nambeeya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nammbuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambyiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambooya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwauje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngomweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naambaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhamboya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanviyat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nainvaya | 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 Namwiya
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