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 surname Gambwa is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gambwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 610,848th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 14,402,265 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gambwa are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gambwa is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 445 people, or 1 in 87,729. In Uganda Gambwa is primarily concentrated in: Sironko District, where 57 percent reside, Bulambuli District, where 13 percent reside and Mbale District, where 9 percent reside. Other than Uganda it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.
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