Nambande Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nambande Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nambande Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2841:162,60512,666
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nambande (268) may also be a first name.

Nambande Last Name Facts

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

Nambande is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nambande? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nambande is the 887,624th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. Nambande is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nambande are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 543,171st most numerous forename internationally It is held by 268 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 284 people, or 1 in 162,605. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 69 percent live, Bungoma County, where 23 percent live and Busia County, where 3 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Nambande Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nambande surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nhambande941/
Nambandi88476/
Nombande88174/
Nambanda8865/
Namwande882/
Nambonde881/
Namuhande8227/
Nambandit827/
Nambandoa821/
Namwandee821/
Namboundje781/
Namwandi752,749/
Namuanda751,683/
Namwanda751,372/
Nambondi75149/
Nombanda75121/
Namuandi7511/
Nombonde751/
Nambonda751/
Namwoonde7182/
Namwandha715/
Namwaanda711/
Nasimbondi671/
Nanvandi634/
Nombonda631/
Nonbandit594/
Nounwande591/
Nahanvandi561/
Nõvandi5312/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nambande
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