Namashamba Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Namashamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namashamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Namashamba Last Name Facts

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

Namashamba is most common in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Namashamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,551,568th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namashamba are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Besides The DR Congo it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 1 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
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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 Namashamba
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