Nambas Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

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

Nambas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nambas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

The alternate forms: Nambaş (7) are calculated separately.

Nambas (41) may also be a first name.

Nambas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nambas is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Nambaş. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nambas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,372,517th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Nambas live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Nambas is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 41 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 156,802. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Morobe, where 65 percent are found, East New Britain, where 21 percent are found and Madang, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea Nambas occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 12 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nambaş947/
Nambase92108/
Ngambas9220/
Namba919,955/
Nambashe861/
Ngamba8310,032/
Gnamba833,449/
Nambaz83433/
Nambea83219/
Nambay83158/
Namboa83118/
Nambai8393/
Nambaj8375/
Nnamba8356/
Naumba8354/
Nambau8348/
Nambos8347/
Naimba8339/
Nhamba8327/
Nambaa8327/
Nambat8326/
Nambap8312/
Nambad839/
Nambha836/
Nambah836/
Naamba835/
Nembas832/
Nasmba832/
Nanmba831/
Neamba831/
Gnambasse801/
Nambatshe801/
Namwase7719,402/
Nambahu773,628/
Nasimba771,627/
Nacimba771,582/
Ngambea77521/
Natimba77429/
Ngaumba77135/
Ngambai7775/
Ngambay7735/
Ngnamba7730/
Nahamba7724/
Nambaud7722/
Natemba7718/
Ngaamba7715/
Nambait7710/
N'Gamba778/
Nambaha777/
Gnambah776/
Gnambha776/
Nahumba776/
Nasemba775/
Nhambau775/
Ngaimba774/
Nambose774/
Nambach771/
Nambatc771/
Naimbai771/
Namba'a771/
Nambaut771/
Namwash771/
Ngambos771/
Nnambah771/
Gnanmba771/
Ngambaa771/
Nnamnba771/
Ngambau771/
Nanba7346,524/
Nambo737,016/
Nomba732,507/
Namva7313/
Nachimba711,498/
Natembea71913/
Nattimba71576/
Nassimba71423/
Nambajje7169/
Nausimba7142/
Namwasse7141/
Ngaimbai7131/
Namwaase7129/
Nattemba715/
Nambache714/
Naisemba713/
Nassemba712/
Nganmbai712/
Namwaise712/
Nambault712/
Nhambose712/
Nambahyi711/
Nahiemba711/
Nachemba711/
Namboose711/
Namwease711/
Nasimbah711/
Ngnambah711/
Ngnambay711/
Naamwase711/
N'Gnamba711/
Nnahmbah711/
Naimbach710/
Ngomba6724,674/
Ngambo679,844/
Nambou671,181/
Gnomba67815/
Namboo67481/
Noumba67468/
Nambuo67374/
Gnambault67204/
Gnambo67166/
Nambot67160/
Nganba67136/
Nhomba6796/
Namboy6744/
Nhambo6739/
Naambo6731/
Neumba6726/
Nombea6724/
Nanbai6720/
Namboi6720/
Neambo6719/
Nanbos6718/
Nambeu6711/
Nambey6710/
Namboh6710/
Gnanba678/
Naimbo677/
Namboz676/
Nanbah676/
Noomba676/
Nombai675/
Nombaï675/
Nanbha675/
Nombau674/
Naumbo673/
Nanvas672/
Nambgo672/
Nnomba672/
Nombah672/
Namvai672/
Nanbat672/
Nambei671/
Nombat671/
Nomboa671/
Nainba671/
Nambod671/
Namboj671/
Namwaz671/
Nanbad671/
Nanbaï671/
Natmbo671/
Neimba671/
Nnattimba671/
Nnanba671/
Nombos671/
Nammbo671/
Nasmbo671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nambas
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