Namwoya Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Namwoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 32 | 1:1,219,977 | 48,798 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Namwoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namwoya is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwoya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. Namwoya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwoya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 1,219,977. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Pallisa District, where 31 percent are found, Kibuku District, where 28 percent are found and Budaka District, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwooya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Namwaya | 86 | 2,009 | / |
| Namboya | 86 | 1,000 | / |
| Namweya | 86 | 746 | / |
| Namwoyo | 86 | 439 | / |
| Namwiya | 86 | 245 | / |
| Namwaaya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Namhweya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nnamwaya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Namwihya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nambooya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhamboya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nnamweya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwai | 77 | 1,312 | / |
| Namwau | 77 | 73 | / |
| Namboy | 77 | 44 | / |
| Namwaa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Namwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namuhooya | 75 | 99 | / |
| Nnamnwoye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nambuya | 71 | 39,475 | / |
| Nambeya | 71 | 5,741 | / |
| Nambaya | 71 | 4,899 | / |
| Namwayi | 71 | 2,657 | / |
| Namwiyo | 71 | 366 | / |
| Namwija | 71 | 153 | / |
| Namboyo | 71 | 94 | / |
| Namwaje | 71 | 50 | / |
| Namboye | 71 | 49 | / |
| Nambiya | 71 | 46 | / |
| Namwaja | 71 | 44 | / |
| Namweyi | 71 | 20 | / |
| Namweyo | 71 | 11 | / |
| Namwaye | 71 | 6 | / |
| Namwaji | 71 | 5 | / |
| Namwayo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Namveya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Namuaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Namweye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Namwayu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nanwaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngamwou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nanwoyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nambhoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwojo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nomboya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namboja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuhaya | 67 | 156 | / |
| Namwajje | 67 | 56 | / |
| Nambuuya | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ngamwaja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nnambuya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nambeeya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngnamwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngomweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuhoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwoojo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwijja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwauje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nammbuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambyiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambooyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngamwowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nainwoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naambaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwaiyi | 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 Namwoya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis