Nghaamwa Surname
Approximately 710 people bear this surname
Nghaamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 702 | 1:3,432 | 603 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nghamwa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ngaamwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nhgaamwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngamwa | 86 | 250 | / |
| Ngamwai | 80 | 119 | / |
| Ngaamba | 80 | 15 | / |
| Ngamway | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nghemwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngatimwa | 75 | 111 | / |
| Ngamwaja | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ngamba | 71 | 10,032 | / |
| Ngomwa | 71 | 744 | / |
| Nganwa | 71 | 678 | / |
| Ngamwe | 71 | 49 | / |
| Ngamua | 71 | 28 | / |
| Ngamwo | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ngachimwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ngamva | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nghambi | 67 | 970 | / |
| Nganwai | 67 | 575 | / |
| Ngambea | 67 | 521 | / |
| Ngambai | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ng'omwa | 67 | 61 | / |
| Nghambe | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ngambay | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ng'amba | 67 | 34 | / |
| N'Gamba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nghamba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngoumwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngaambe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngamwou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngainwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngambau | 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 Nghaamwa
- 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