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 more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nemwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 183,237th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,143,894 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nemwa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nemwa is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 19 people.
It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,276 people, or 1 in 17,153. In Uganda Nemwa is primarily found in: Butaleja District, where 53 percent reside, Mayuge District, where 7 percent reside and Mbale District, where 7 percent reside. Barring Uganda Nemwa exists in 5 countries. It is also common 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
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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 Nemwa
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