Nambao Surname

190,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nambao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nambao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,9011:8,338989
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Mexico871:1,426,73815,813
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nambao (32) may also be a first name.

Nambao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nambao is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nambao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nambao is the 190,581st most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,291,574 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nambao live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nambao is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 32 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,901 people, or 1 in 8,338. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Northern Province, where 73 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 12 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Zambia Nambao is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Mexico, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nambaho92144/
Ngambao923/
Nambajjo86344/
Nambaayo861/
Namwao83217/
Namboa83118/
Nanbao833/
Nembao832/
Nnambajjo802/
Namboua771,624/
Namboho77325/
Nambouo77249/
Ngombao7734/
Ngamboa7729/
Namwaho7726/
Gnamboa773/
Nambuia772/
Namuhao771/
Namboha771/
Nachimbaou751/
Nambajja7168/
Ngambouo7125/
Namuhaho7121/
Nambayya715/
Naumweao711/
Gnamboua711/
Nambojja711/
Nambeiya711/
Nemboa672/
Nambaajja671/
Nomboa671/

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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 Nambao
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