Naruseb Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Naruseb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naruseb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia2171:11,1032,090
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Naruseb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Naruseb occurs in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Naruseb.

How Common Is The Last Name Naruseb? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,108,016th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. Naruseb is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Naruseb are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Namibia, where it is carried by 217 people, or 1 in 11,103. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Khomas Region, where 58 percent are found, Erongo Region, where 41 percent are found and Hardap Region, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Namibia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Narusab863/
Narusev861/
Nariseb861/
Narushev80487/
Naruseva804/
Narusheva75815/
Narusheev751/
Naurusheva715/
Norushev6734/
Noorusab671/
Nasrushchev671/
Narousif671/
Norusheva6338/
Nnoorusab631/
Noroshev533/

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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
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  • 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 Naruseb
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