Namamba Surname
Approximately 1,054 people bear this surname
Namamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 526 | 1:30,133 | 3,109 |
| Tanzania | 237 | 1:223,382 | 18,549 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Uganda | 34 | 1:1,148,214 | 47,064 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Namibia | 20 | 1:120,470 | 9,225 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Namamba (314) may also be a first name.
Namamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namamba (Marathi: नामंबा) is found most in Zambia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 346,917th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,914,180 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namamba are found; 70 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 495,703rd most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 314 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 526 people, or 1 in 30,133. In Zambia Namamba is mostly found in: Western Province, where 64 percent reside, Southern Province, where 9 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Zambia this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 22 percent reside and Malawi, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namaemba | 93 | 1,545 | / |
| Ngamamba | 93 | 311 | / |
| Namaamba | 93 | 60 | / |
| Nammamba | 93 | 14 | / |
| Namaimba | 93 | 7 | / |
| Namaumba | 93 | 6 | / |
| Namanmba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Namatemba | 88 | 91 | / |
| Namatimba | 88 | 65 | / |
| Namahamba | 88 | 22 | / |
| Namasemba | 88 | 2 | / |
| Namambo | 86 | 635 | / |
| Namemba | 86 | 381 | / |
| Nomamba | 86 | 24 | / |
| Namomba | 86 | 14 | / |
| Namambe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Namambi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Namamua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Namachimba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Namoomba | 80 | 374 | / |
| Namaumbo | 80 | 330 | / |
| Namaambo | 80 | 151 | / |
| Namaimbi | 80 | 94 | / |
| Namaimbo | 80 | 36 | / |
| Nammambo | 80 | 20 | / |
| Nammemba | 80 | 13 | / |
| Namaimbe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nameemba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Namambhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namuimba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nammambe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namasembe | 75 | 559 | / |
| Namatembe | 75 | 126 | / |
| Naymanbay | 75 | 58 | / |
| Naimanbai | 75 | 9 | / |
| Namasimbi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Naymanbai | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ngoumamba | 75 | 3 | / |
| Namatimbo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Namahambo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Naimanbay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhamembea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngamanbai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namatembo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namahambi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namembo | 71 | 203 | / |
| Namombe | 71 | 26 | / |
| Nemambo | 71 | 15 | / |
| Namanwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Namassembe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nammasembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namaseembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Noumamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namautembi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngomambo | 67 | 264 | / |
| Ngomambi | 67 | 155 | / |
| Namoombe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nhamombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuimbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nammombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namgombi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namoombo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naymanva | 67 | 1 | / |
Namamba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Namamba in the Marathi language | ||
| नामंबा | namamba | - |
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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 Namamba
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