Gambona Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gambona Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gambona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Gambona (13) may also be a first name.

Gambona Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gambona is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gambona? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gambona is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Gambona is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Gambona are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gambona is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Manyara Region, where 25 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 25 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

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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 Gambona
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