Nwamise Surname
5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Nwamise Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwamisi | 86 | 109 | / |
| Nwamuse | 86 | 13 | / |
| Nwomise | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nwamezie | 80 | 60 | / |
| Nwamuzie | 80 | 13 | / |
| Nwamusse | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nwamushe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwamezihe | 75 | 8 | / |
| Nwaemezie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nwamusi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Nwameze | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nwamesi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nwamuzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwamege | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwameje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuamisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwaemesi | 67 | 60 | / |
| Nbamezie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwamechi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaumesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwamushi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaumeze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwomezie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbamis | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nwomege | 57 | 511 | / |
| Nwemeze | 57 | 3 | / |
| Mvamisa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbomise | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbamezie | 53 | 10 | / |
| Mbahamize | 50 | 16 | / |
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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 Nwamise
- 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