Nghaamwa Surname

472,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nghaamwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nghaamwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia7021:3,432603
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nghaamwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nghaamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nghaamwa occurs in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nghaamwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nghaamwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 472,211th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 10,264,149 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nghaamwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Namibia, where it is borne by 702 people, or 1 in 3,432. In Namibia Nghaamwa is most frequent in: Ohangwena Region, where 61 percent live, Khomas Region, where 20 percent live and Omusati Region, where 8 percent live. Not including Namibia Nghaamwa exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Russia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nghamwa932/
Ngaamwa931/
Nhgaamwa881/
Ngamwa86250/
Ngamwai80119/
Ngaamba8015/
Ngamway804/
Nghemwa802/
Ngatimwa75111/
Ngamwaja754/
Ngamba7110,032/
Ngomwa71744/
Nganwa71678/
Ngamwe7149/
Ngamua7128/
Ngamwo7113/
Ngachimwa719/
Ngamva715/
Nghambi67970/
Nganwai67575/
Ngambea67521/
Ngambai6775/
Ng'omwa6761/
Nghambe6739/
Ngambay6735/
Ng'amba6734/
N'Gamba678/
Nghamba674/
Ngoumwa673/
Ngaambe672/
Ngamwou672/
Ngainwa671/
Ngambau671/

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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 Nghaamwa
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