Nemwe Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Nemwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 78 | 1:500,504 | 28,682 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nemwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nemwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nemwe is most common in Uganda. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nemwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,637,889th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. Nemwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nemwe reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 500,504. In Uganda Nemwe is most prevalent in: Namutumba District, where 56 percent reside, Mayuge District, where 15 percent reside and Sironko District, where 8 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 34 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nemwei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ngemwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Neimwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nemwa | 80 | 2,318 | / |
| Nembe | 80 | 1,748 | / |
| Namwe | 80 | 38 | / |
| Nenwe | 80 | 16 | / |
| Nomwe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nimwe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Neemw | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nemve | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nemue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nemwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nemwh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhemwa | 73 | 139 | / |
| Nhembe | 73 | 136 | / |
| Nembee | 73 | 41 | / |
| Nnembe | 73 | 34 | / |
| Neemwa | 73 | 30 | / |
| Nnenwe | 73 | 23 | / |
| Nenmbe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Namwee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nembei | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nnemwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Neimwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nimwes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nehmwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Namwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nemnwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nenwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nenweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neimue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nimwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neenwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnemue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Namweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nemwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nemwoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neembe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nenwhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nehembe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nimwije | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nenwhie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neimbeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngimwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngemueh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnenwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnembee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neembea | 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 Nemwe
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