Gwambo Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Gwambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 64 | 1:241,222 | 26,284 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Gwambo Demographics
Gwambo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gwambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gwambo is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gwambo.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwambo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gwambo is the 1,931,261st most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Gwambo are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 69 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Gwambo is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 241,222. In Zimbabwe Gwambo is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 95 percent live, Harare Province, where 2 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 2 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.
Gwambo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Gwambo surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwambo | 92 | 256 | / |
| Gwaimbo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngwaimbo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ngwambou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngwamboy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuambo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Guambo | 83 | 1,601 | / |
| Gwamba | 83 | 956 | / |
| Gbambo | 83 | 393 | / |
| Kwambo | 83 | 257 | / |
| Gwembo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gwanbo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gvambo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gwamvo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwambo | 77 | 51 | / |
| Gbeambo | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ncwambo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Guambot | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gbaimbo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanbo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbambou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guhambo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gvamboa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwambaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ggwamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwombot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwamboi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwatimba | 71 | 234 | / |
| Ngwainbo | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gwasemba | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gwahumba | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ngqwamba | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nkwamboh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gwasimba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gueambou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gouhambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwamboha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwamba | 67 | 1,545 | / |
| Gwemba | 67 | 670 | / |
| Guamba | 67 | 616 | / |
| Gbamba | 67 | 585 | / |
| Kwembo | 67 | 82 | / |
| Gbombo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kuambo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gbanbo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kwanbo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngwainboh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwombo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guanbo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Quambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwembo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwanba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngcwaimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbamvo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Gwambo
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