Gambwe Surname
Approximately 303 people bear this surname
Gambwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 264 | 1:60,038 | 5,445 |
| Zimbabwe | 33 | 1:467,825 | 39,606 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gambwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gambwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gambwe is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gambwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 887,624th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. The surname Gambwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gambwe reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 264 people, or 1 in 60,038. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Southern Province, where 46 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 31 percent live and Central Province, where 20 percent live. Not including Zambia Gambwe exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ng'ambwe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gambwa | 83 | 506 | / |
| Gombwe | 83 | 276 | / |
| Gambwi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gambbe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gambue | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gamboue | 77 | 133 | / |
| Ngambue | 77 | 42 | / |
| Ngambwi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nganbwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ggambwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngambwiy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ng'anbwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ng'ombwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghombwea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gamboueh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gombwa | 67 | 1,285 | / |
| Gombue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gampwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gambbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gachembue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganbwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganbbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonbwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gombbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gombwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gambuay | 62 | 46 | / |
| Ngambui | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ngombue | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ganboue | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ganvwey | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gaampued | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngohmbwi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ganbui | 50 | 28 | / |
| Ganbbi | 50 | 21 | / |
| Gompue | 50 | 20 | / |
| Ganpue | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Gambwe
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