Napame Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Napame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Napame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Congo91:554,34412,633
France31:22,140,907385,998
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Napame (22) may also be a first name.

Napame Last Name Facts

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

Napame is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Napame? popularity and diffusion

The surname Napame is the 3,017,195th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 69 percent of Napame reside; 69 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 69 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Napame is also the 2,301,746th most common first name worldwide, borne by 22 people.

It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea Napame is most numerous in: Enga, where 38 percent live, Hela, where 38 percent live and Western Highlands, where 21 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 21 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Napam9167/
Naipamei8613/
Napama8365/
Naipam8316/
Napome8312/
Napami839/
Napaim839/
Napaam834/
Napeam833/
Napime831/
Naupam831/
Napham831/
Nhapam831/
Ngapam831/
Napeme831/
Napeami772/
Naphome771/
Nathpam771/
Noypame771/
Ngapami771/
Napom73412/
Nopam7310/
Naphom67212/
Napomi6718/
Napoom6714/
Noppam679/
Nopeam674/
Napoum672/
Nopeme672/
Napoma671/
Ngapom671/
Nepeme671/
Nospammer671/
Nopami671/
Noopam671/
Ngopam671/

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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 Napame
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