Nambewo Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Portugal

Nambewo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nambewo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Nambewo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nambewo is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nambewo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nambewo is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Nambewo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Nambewo are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Nambewo is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Nambewo is most frequent in: Kampala District, where 33 percent are found, Mbale District, where 33 percent are found and Mukono District, where 33 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Portugal, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngambewo931/
Nombewo8635/
Nambawo866/
Nambowo863/
Namwewo861/
Nambewa861/
Nambebo861/
Ngambewa8021/
Nambejwa801/
Nambebou801/
Ngnombewo751/
Nambejjwa751/
Nambawa71237/
Nombewa7111/
Nambeba717/
Nanvewo713/
Namwewa712/
Nambiwa711/
Nambavo711/
Nambahwa6741/
Ngambiwa6727/
Noumbowo6723/
Nambaeva674/
Nanveewo674/
Noumbiwo672/
Nambyowa671/
Nambohwa671/
Nambajwa671/

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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 Nambewo
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