Nguvauva is the surname of a clan of the Ovambanderu, a sister tribe to the Herero people of Namibia, Botswana, Angola and South Africa.: Kahimemua Nguvauva (1850-1896), Paramount chief of the Ovambanderu(Ombara Otjitambi) Keharanjo Nguvauva (1984-2011), chief of the Ovambanderu Kilus Nguvauva, Deputy Minister of Works and Transport of Namibia Munjuku Nguvauva, chief of the Ovambanderu, father of Kahimemua Nguvauva Munjuku Nguvauva II (1923-2008), Paramount chief of the Ovambanderu (Ombara Otjitambi) Aletta Nguvauva Mother of Keharanjo Nguvauva, widow of Munjuku Nguvauva II