Natumwa Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Natumwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Natumwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2321:228,19718,918
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715

Natumwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Natumwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Natumwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,041,601st most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname Natumwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Natumwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 228,197. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Singida Region, where 70 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 24 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 4 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Natumba8696/
Natumua861/
Nathumba8031/
Nattumba8019/
Natoumba808/
Natuumba801/
Nahatumba7535/
Natumbhai754/
Naitoumba751/
Natoumbai751/
Naitiemwa751/
Natumbi7154/
Natumbe711/
Natumbo711/
Natunba711/
Nathumbhai711/
Nhatumbo6719/
Natoumbo671/
Natoumbe671/
Nhautumbo631/
Notumbi571/

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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 Natumwa
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