Namambo Surname

514,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Namibia

Namambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3621:107,84310,589
Zambia1151:137,82510,109
Namibia1091:22,1053,761
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Namambo (71) may also be a first name.

Namambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namambo is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Namambo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 514,102nd most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,476,450 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namambo are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 71 people.

The surname Namambo is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 362 people, or 1 in 107,843. In Uganda Namambo is primarily concentrated in: Kayunga District, where 19 percent live, Wakiso District, where 13 percent live and Kampala District, where 13 percent live. Aside from Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 18 percent live and Namibia, where 17 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Namambo
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