Jambwa Surname
Approximately 1,404 people bear this surname
Jambwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,351 | 1:11,427 | 1,477 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
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
The last name Jambwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jambwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jambwa is the 276,219th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,190,560 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Jambwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 58 people.
The last name Jambwa is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,351 people, or 1 in 11,427. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 31 percent are found, Harare Province, where 24 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe Jambwa is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sambwa | 83 | 4,167 | / |
| Yambwa | 83 | 549 | / |
| Zambwa | 83 | 184 | / |
| Jambwi | 83 | 13 | / |
| Jambua | 83 | 6 | / |
| Cambwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jambwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jombwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jampwad | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jeambua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djombwea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambua | 67 | 267 | / |
| Jombwe | 67 | 264 | / |
| Iambua | 67 | 224 | / |
| Yambwi | 67 | 75 | / |
| Zambua | 67 | 62 | / |
| Sampwa | 67 | 51 | / |
| Jambui | 67 | 49 | / |
| Yambwe | 67 | 42 | / |
| Sombwa | 67 | 42 | / |
| Janbua | 67 | 23 | / |
| Yambua | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jambbo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yampwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jombua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jambwisch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yombwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eambua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanbwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jambuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jambby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jambbi | 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 Jambwa
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