Nambele Surname

412,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nambele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nambele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia3191:7,5531,463
DR Congo3011:245,44723,516
Cameroon1651:125,87314,288
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nambele (161) may also be a first name.

Nambele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nambele is found most frequently in Namibia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nambele? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 412,986th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,634,533 people. The last name Nambele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Nambele reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 722,635th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 161 people.

It is most common in Namibia, where it is carried by 319 people, or 1 in 7,553. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Omusati Region, where 42 percent reside, Kunene Region, where 41 percent reside and Khomas Region, where 10 percent reside. Barring Namibia this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 36 percent reside and Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.

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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 Nambele
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