Gambwa Surname
Approximately 506 people bear this surname
Gambwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 445 | 1:87,729 | 9,170 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Gambwa (13) may also be a first name.
Gambwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gambwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gambwa is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gambwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 610,848th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 14,402,265 people. Gambwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gambwa reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 13 people.
It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 445 people, or 1 in 87,729. In Uganda Gambwa is primarily found in: Sironko District, where 57 percent are found, Bulambuli District, where 13 percent are found and Mbale District, where 9 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ggambwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| N'Gambwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gombwa | 83 | 1,285 | / |
| Gambwe | 83 | 303 | / |
| Gambua | 83 | 34 | / |
| Gampwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gembwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gambwi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ganbwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ng'aumbwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ngambua | 77 | 164 | / |
| Gambuay | 77 | 46 | / |
| Ngampwa | 77 | 41 | / |
| Gambhua | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ngambwi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngambva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ng'ombwa | 71 | 34 | / |
| Ng'ambwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngambwiy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghombwea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gombwe | 67 | 276 | / |
| Gambbo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gambbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gambuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gambbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gambvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganbua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gombwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gambue | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gambwa
- 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