Nhampossa Surname

15,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Nhampossa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nhampossa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique35,8431:761170
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nhampossa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nhampossa is found most in Mozambique. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nhampossa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,542nd most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 203,194 people. The last name Nhampossa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nhampossa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa.

The surname Nhampossa is most frequently used in Mozambique, where it is held by 35,843 people, or 1 in 761. Beside Mozambique this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Nhampossa Last Name Statistics demography

Nhampossa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.75% less than the national average, earning R 48,120 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nhamposse897,425/
Namposa884/
Ngampoussa8410/
Nampassa8248/
Namposha8225/
Nampoosa821/
Nhampose821/
Nyamposa821/
Nampasa754,250/
Nampoza75386/
Nampesa758/
Gnampousse741/
Nyampasa71115/
Nampesha71105/
Nampooza7128/
Nyamposo719/
Nampadsa716/
Nampozza716/
Nampeesa714/
Nampasai714/
Nyampoza711/
Gnampoussey703/
Natimpasa674/
Nampochai673/
Nampadsaa671/
Nampatsai671/

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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 Nhampossa
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