Jambwa Surname

276,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Jambwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jambwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,3511:11,4271,477
Botswana171:128,64318,229
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
England91:6,190,895170,599
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Jambwa (58) may also be a first name.

Jambwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jambwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Jambwa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jambwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 276,219th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,190,560 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jambwa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 58 people.

The last name Jambwa is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,351 people, or 1 in 11,427. In Zimbabwe Jambwa is most common in: Mashonaland East Province, where 31 percent are found, Harare Province, where 24 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sambwa834,167/
Yambwa83549/
Zambwa83184/
Jambwi8313/
Jambua836/
Cambwa832/
Jambwe832/
Jombwa831/
Jampwad774/
Jeambua771/
Djombwea711/
Sambua67267/
Jombwe67264/
Iambua67224/
Yambwi6775/
Zambua6762/
Sampwa6751/
Jambui6749/
Yambwe6742/
Sombwa6742/
Janbua6723/
Yambua6716/
Jambbo675/
Yampwa675/
Jombua673/
Jambwisch673/
Yombwa672/
Eambua671/
Sanbwa671/
Jambuo671/
Jambby671/
Jambbi671/

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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 Jambwa
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