Nkwamu Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Nkwamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 99 | 1:534,764 | 34,532 |
| Cameroon | 47 | 1:441,895 | 37,035 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nkwamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkwamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkwamu occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkwamu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,447,279th most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkwamu are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 534,764. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 91 percent are found and Songwe Region, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 32 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwamou | 92 | 110 | / |
| Kwamu | 91 | 206 | / |
| Kwamou | 83 | 564 | / |
| Nkwemu | 83 | 117 | / |
| Nkuamu | 83 | 55 | / |
| Ngwamu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ncwamu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwaimu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwaumu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngwamou | 77 | 37 | / |
| Nkwemou | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ngwuamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwomu | 73 | 54 | / |
| Gwamu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Cwamu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kuamu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ngbamu | 67 | 123 | / |
| Nkuemu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kwomou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwamou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwammu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwaimu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwemu | 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 Nkwamu
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