Namunwa Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Namunwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namunwa Surname Distribution Map

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Leaflet | Population data © Forebears
Select a nation to see the distribution at regional and subregional levels
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Namunwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Namunwa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namunwa? popularity and diffusion

Namunwa is the 3,185,033rd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Namunwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namunwa are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda Namunwa is most prevalent in: Kibuku District, where 64 percent live, Budaka District, where 32 percent live and Bugiri District, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Namunwa is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 37 percent live and Zambia, where 5 percent live.

Namunwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Namunwa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namusenwa882/
Namunwe8637/
Namunva864/
Namumwa861/
Ngnamounwa821/
Ngamunua801/
Noimunwai751/
Namusimwa751/
Namumba712,248/
Namunue716/
Namonwe711/
Noimeunwai711/
Namunvi711/
Namumwe711/
Namaumba676/
Namuimba671/
Najmunbhi631/
Namumbi5795/
Namumbe577/
Namumbo576/
Nomonwi574/
Namaumbo53330/
Namuimbo531/
Noumonwi531/
Noumounvi503/

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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 Namunwa
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