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 has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwambo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,931,261st most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Gwambo live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 241,222. In Zimbabwe Gwambo is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 95 percent reside, Harare Province, where 2 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.
Gwambo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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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