Nombuso Forename

32,179th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 24,829 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Nombuso Forename User-submission:

Nombuso means 'mother of the kingdom' in the Nguni languages. It is a name given to females (The no- prefix denotes 'mother of'). Mbuso is the male version, meaning 'kingdom'.

Nombuso Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa
100%
22,8251:2,389411
Swaziland-1,9221:676165
England
100%
431:1,293,09119,481
Zimbabwe
100%
201:771,19129,892
Iceland-41:91,5043,703
United States-41:90,634,244476,355
Germany-21:48,338,93872,742
Scotland-21:2,675,18318,328
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Lesotho-11:2,039,99747,971
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537

Nombuso (16) may also be a surname.

Nombuso Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nombuso means 'mother of the kingdom' in the Nguni languages. It is a name given to females (The no- prefix denotes 'mother of'). Mbuso is the male version, meaning 'kingdom'.

- kusasa

Nombuso Forename Popularity

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Nom'buso931/
Nombauso931/
Nomb'uso931/
Nombusso931/
Nombusoh931/
Nombusos931/
Nombuzo861,868/
Nomvuso8665/
Nombusa8617/
Nonbuso8612/
Nomboso865/
Nambuso863/
Numbuso863/
Nombuco861/
Nembuso861/
Nombujo861/
Nomveuso802/
Nombosho801/
Nombuxzo801/
Nomuhosho751/
Nombhosho751/
Nomvuzo714,966/
Nomvusa717/
Namboussou717/
Nomboza715/
Nomvuxo715/
Nombozo712/
Nombosa711/
Nomvoso711/
Nombuza711/
Nonbuzo711/
Nonvuso711/
Nambusa711/
Nambuco711/
Nomvusha671/
Nombhozo671/
Noimvuzo671/
Nambosio671/

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