Numwa Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Numwa Surname Definition:

Numwa is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: envoy.

Numwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia211:114,7339,093
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Numwa (118) may also be a first name.

Numwa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Numwa is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: envoy.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Numwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Numwa is found in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Numwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Numwa reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Numwa is also the 859,937th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 118 people.

It is most frequent in Namibia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 114,733. In Namibia Numwa is mostly found in: Zambezi Region, where 95 percent reside and Oshikoto Region, where 5 percent reside. Other than Namibia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent reside and Botswana, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nhumwa91252/
Numwat91136/
Noumwa9144/
Nuemwa9111/
Numwua916/
Naumwa914/
Ngoumwa833/
N'Humwa831/
Numba801,255/
Nomwa80260/
Nunwa80132/
Nimwa8011/
Numva802/
Numwi802/
Ngunwa73931/
Nhumba73884/
Noumba73468/
Nuimba73110/
Naumba7354/
Numweh7329/
Neumba7326/
Nunway737/
Naumwo736/
Nunwah735/
Numbea734/
Numbah733/
Noumwe732/
Nnunwa732/
Numbay731/
Numbha731/
Nomwaa731/
Nummwi731/
Ngumwe731/
Neunwa731/
Naumua731/
Numuah731/
Numbhai67109/
Ngoumva679/
Numnuea675/
Nhoumba671/
Ngounwa671/
Ngoumwe671/
Noumbai671/
Ngumuha671/
Ngunhwa671/
N'Humba671/
Numveah670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Numwa
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