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
Nemwa is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nemwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 183,237th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,143,894 people. Nemwa 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. It is also the 2,523,061st most common first name internationally, held by 19 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 2,276 people, or 1 in 17,153. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Butaleja District, where 53 percent reside, Mayuge District, where 7 percent reside and Mbale District, where 7 percent reside. Besides Uganda it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
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
- 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