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

Numwa is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Numwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Numwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Numwa are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Numwa is also the 859,937th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 118 people.

The surname Numwa is most numerous in Namibia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 114,733. In Namibia Numwa is most frequent in: Zambezi Region, where 95 percent are found and Oshikoto Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Namibia Numwa is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and Botswana, where 4 percent are found.

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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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