Namba Surname

51,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,955 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Namba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2,8211:2,890127
South Africa2,1111:25,6643,277
Japan9061:141,1087,360
Chad6741:20,1662,465
United States6031:601,09348,934
Malawi5751:29,7724,476
DR Congo4791:154,23716,059
Brazil4131:518,34019,464
Cameroon2761:75,2509,323
Tanzania2011:263,39121,014
Uganda1661:235,17617,864
Indonesia1531:864,37465,003
Zambia1021:155,39111,047
Ivory Coast901:256,34710,121
India891:8,618,712176,377
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Lesotho341:59,7818,665
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
England101:5,571,806158,774
France81:8,302,840321,660
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Namba (5,311) may also be a first name.

Namba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Namba (Hindi: नम्बा, Marathi: नंबा, Russian: Намба, Tibetan: སྣམ་བཱ་) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 51,495th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 732,049 people. The last name Namba occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Namba reside; 29 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 28 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Namba is also the 92,631st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 5,311 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2,821 people, or 1 in 2,890. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Western Highlands, where 52 percent reside, Jiwaka, where 11 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 11 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea Namba is found in 54 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 21 percent reside and Japan, where 9 percent reside.

Namba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Namba has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 60,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Namba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Namba last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Namba are 14.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.97% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Namba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.3% less than the national average, earning R 134,748 per year; in United States they earn 27.02% more than the national average, earning $54,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.43% more than the national average, earning $73,248 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngamba9110,032/
Gnamba913,449/
Nambaz91433/
Nambea91219/
Nambay91158/
Namboa91118/
Nambai9193/
Nambaj9175/
Nambas9165/
Nnamba9156/
Naumba9154/
Nambau9148/
Naimba9139/
Nhamba9127/
Nambaa9127/
Nambat9126/
Nambap9112/
Nambad919/
Nambaş917/
Nambha916/
Nambah916/
Naamba915/
Naemba912/
Nasmba912/
Nanmba911/
Neamba911/
Nambaya834,899/
Nambahu833,628/
Nasimba831,627/
Nacimba831,582/
Ngambea83521/
Natimba83429/
Ngaumba83135/
Ngambai8375/
Ngambay8335/
Ngnamba8330/
Nahamba8324/
Nambaud8322/
Natemba8318/
Ngaamba8315/
Nambuha8313/
Nambait8310/
Nambaja839/
N'Gamba838/
Nambaha837/
Gnambah836/
Gnambha836/
Nahumba836/
Nasemba835/
Nhambau835/
Ngaimba834/
Nambach831/
Nambaia831/
Naimbai831/
Namba'a831/
Nambaut831/
Nnambah831/
Gnanmba831/
Ngambaa831/
Nnamnba831/
Ngambau831/
Nanba8046,524/
Nambi8038,458/
Nambo807,016/
Nomba802,507/
Nemba802,119/
Nambe801,785/
Namwa80302/
Namua8089/
Namby8025/
Namva8013/
Nachimba771,498/
Natembea77913/
Nattimba77576/
Nassimba77423/
Nambajje7769/
Ngambaya7765/
Nausimba7742/
Ngaimbai7731/
Nattemba775/
Naisemba773/
Nassemba772/
Nganmbai772/
Nambault772/
Nambahyi771/
Naambaya771/
Nahiemba771/
Nachemba771/
Nasimbah771/
Ngnambah771/
Ngnambay771/
N'Gnamba771/
Nnahmbah771/
Naimbach770/
Ngambi7329,294/
Ngomba7324,674/
Nhambe7314,928/
Ngambo739,844/
Nhambi736,860/
Ngambe734,031/
Gnambi731,318/
Namwai731,312/
Nambio731,216/
Nambou731,181/
Namvad731,074/
Gnomba73815/
Namboo73481/
Noumba73468/
Gnambe73436/
Nambuo73374/
Gnambo73166/
Nambot73160/
Nambuy73157/
Nembai73146/
Nganba73136/
Nuimba73110/
Ngamby73107/
Nhomba7396/
Nambis7395/
Namber7381/
Naembo7378/
Namwau7373/
Naumbe7371/
Nhemba7355/
Nambos7347/
Namboy7344/
Nambie7342/
Nnambi7342/
Nhambo7339/
Naambo7331/
Nambeh7331/
Nambit7331/
Nembah7330/
Ngamua7328/
N'Emba7327/
Neumba7326/
Nambet7325/
Nombea7324/
Nambee7321/
Nanbai7320/
Namboi7320/
Neambo7319/
Nambhi7318/
Nhamua7317/
Nnemba7316/
Nambeu7311/
Nambey7310/
Namboh7310/
Naambi7310/
Gnanba738/
Nambui737/
Naimbo737/
Namboz736/
Nanbah736/
Naumbi736/
Noomba736/
Nombai735/
Nombaï735/
Naimbe735/
Nanbha735/
Ngamva735/
Naumwa734/
Nombau734/
Naambe733/
Nambes733/
Naumbo733/
Gnamby733/
Nnambe733/
Namwaa733/
Nambiy733/
Naamua733/
Naamwa733/
Nambez733/
Neemba732/
Naimby732/
Namuah732/
Nammwa732/
Nnamua732/
Natmbi732/
Ngambé732/
Nambgo732/
Nnomba732/
Nombah732/
Namvai732/
Nanbat732/
Nambei731/
Nambip731/
Neambi731/
Hnambi731/
N'Ambi731/
Nombat731/
Nomboa731/
Naimwa731/
Nainba731/
Nambid731/
Nambod731/
Namboj731/
Nambyo731/
Nanbad731/
Nanbaï731/
Namuay731/
Nasmbe731/
Naumua731/
Natmbo731/
Neimba731/
Nehmba731/
Nembau731/
N'Ambe731/
Nnanba731/
Namwea731/
Nammbo731/
Nasmbo731/
Namvat731/
Namway731/
Namnua731/
Gnambault71204/
Nambyoowa711/
Nnattimba711/
Ngambou678,774/
Ngoumba672,197/
Natembo67682/
Ngambio67664/
Namboot67282/
Nganbai67235/
Ngnambi67208/
N'Gambi67189/
Nahambo67170/
Nasimbi67162/
Namnuea67143/
Nambohe67136/
Natimbe67120/
Namwaha67118/
Nga'mbi6794/
Ngombea6792/
Nanempa6766/
Natimbo6755/
Nasimwa6749/
Gnambou6743/
Ngaimbe6732/
Notimba6731/
Ngoimba6728/
Ngaimbi6728/
Noombah6722/
Ngamboo6721/
Natembe6720/
Namnuad6720/
Nhambio6716/
Namnuat6715/
Natimbi6714/
Nnamuah6713/
Nahmboh6713/
Nasembe6711/
Naimbayova6710/
Nambood6710/
Nombaya679/
Nambouh675/
Ngnambe675/
Nasimbo675/
Namuhaj674/
Ngo'mba674/
Nasimbe674/
Gnoumba674/
Namwach674/
Ngombai674/
Namnuae674/
Nambeer673/
Ngamboi673/
Nanbhai673/
Ngambeh673/
N'Gomba673/
Naumber672/
Ngambgo672/
Ngaambe672/
Ngambui672/
Ngambuo672/
Nganbah672/
Ngoomba672/
Nacinba672/
Nahamwa672/
N'Gambe672/
Naamwad671/
Nambher671/
Nambhoo671/
Namwaad671/
N'Hambi671/
Nhaumbe671/
Nga'mbo671/
Neembea671/
Naamber671/
Notemba671/
Noumbai671/
Noumbap671/
Noumbat671/
Naimboi671/
Nahambe671/
Nahambi671/
Nahumbe671/
Nambhoy671/
Nambije671/
Namboih671/
Nambooz671/
Namwash671/
Nanbahu671/
Nanbaja671/
Namuhau671/
Naumbee671/
Nganbay671/
Ngambey671/
Ngambii671/
Ngaamwa671/
Ngaimbo671/
N'Nomba671/
Nhoumba671/
Nngomba671/
Nnambuo671/
Nnammua671/
Gnombat671/
Gnanmbe671/
Gnambey671/
Gnamboy671/
Nomboha671/
Nambish671/
Naamuah671/
Naanbah671/
Naanbat671/
Nammbii671/
Namboud671/
Namhwat671/
Nanbaya671/
Namnhua671/
Nombaut671/
Nombach670/

Namba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Namba in the Tibetan language
སྣམ་བཱ་namba-
Namba in the Marathi language
नंबाnamba96.23
िनबाinaba3.77
Namba in the Hindi language
नम्बाnamba83.33
नम्बnamba16.67
Namba in the Russian language
Намбаnamba-

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