Gwambu Surname
Approximately 187 people bear this surname
Gwambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 130 | 1:407,243 | 28,711 |
| Zimbabwe | 54 | 1:285,893 | 29,291 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gwambu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwambu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gwambu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwambu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,239,697th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. Gwambu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwambu are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 407,243. In Tanzania Gwambu is most prevalent in: Manyara Region, where 98 percent live and Mara Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Gwambu occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngwambou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gwambuha | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kwambu | 83 | 84 | / |
| Gbambu | 83 | 27 | / |
| Guambu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwambu | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kwambuh | 77 | 17 | / |
| Gbambau | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gbambou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gbambui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ncwambu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwambuha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gueambou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwambui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwambuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuambu | 67 | 273 | / |
| Kwembu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gwanvu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kwanbu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cwombu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guambusch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kwembou | 62 | 59 | / |
| Kwombou | 62 | 20 | / |
| Nkuambu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Nkwombu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Kwanbut | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ggwanvu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gbanbou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gbanbau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Quambus | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kwombuh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nguanbou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Quambush | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kuamvu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Cuembu | 50 | 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
- 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 Gwambu
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