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 found most frequently in Uganda. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nemwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 183,237th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,143,894 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nemwa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held given name globally, borne by 19 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,276 people, or 1 in 17,153. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Butaleja District, where 53 percent are found, Mayuge District, where 7 percent are found and Mbale District, where 7 percent are found. Besides Uganda it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
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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