Nemwa Surname
Approximately 2,318 people bear this surname
Nemwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,276 | 1:17,153 | 2,646 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Nemwa (19) may also be a first name.
Nemwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nemwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nemwa is most common in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nemwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 183,237th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,143,894 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nemwa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nemwa is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 19 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,276 people, or 1 in 17,153. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Butaleja District, where 53 percent live, Mayuge District, where 7 percent live and Mbale District, where 7 percent live. Outside of Uganda Nemwa occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nhemwa | 91 | 139 | / |
| Neemwa | 91 | 30 | / |
| Neimwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nemwad | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nnemwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nemwah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nemwoa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nemwaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nehmwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nemwadd | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nemba | 80 | 2,119 | / |
| Namwa | 80 | 302 | / |
| Nomwa | 80 | 260 | / |
| Nenwa | 80 | 141 | / |
| Nemwe | 80 | 122 | / |
| Nimwa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nemua | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nemwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namwai | 73 | 1,312 | / |
| Nnenwa | 73 | 596 | / |
| Nimwat | 73 | 255 | / |
| Nembai | 73 | 146 | / |
| Namwau | 73 | 73 | / |
| Nhemba | 73 | 55 | / |
| Nenwah | 73 | 46 | / |
| N'Emba | 73 | 27 | / |
| Nnemba | 73 | 16 | / |
| Noenwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Nenway | 73 | 12 | / |
| Nimwas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Neenwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nimwad | 73 | 4 | / |
| Naamwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Namwaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nammwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Neemba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nehmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nomwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Namway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Namwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nemwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngemwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nenwha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nennwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neamwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naimwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neimba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neimwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nembau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nenmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neunwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neamba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngemua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nymwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Namwaha | 67 | 118 | / |
| Nimnwad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nahamwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngnenwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngemuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nenwoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnennwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neembea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehnwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nienwha | 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 Nemwa
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