Nambia Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nambia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nambia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2001:230,90016,264
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Benin151:689,04039,432
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Nambia (731) may also be a first name.

Nambia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nambia is found most in Kenya. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nambia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 727,600th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 18,264,526 people. The surname Nambia occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Nambia live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nambia is also the 304,836th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 731 people.

The last name Nambia is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 230,900. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 49 percent reside, Busia County, where 45 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.

Nambia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngambia921,122/
Nambija9235/
Nambiah921/
Nambias921/
Nambiat921/
Nambijja8658/
Nambuyia862/
Ngnambia862/
Nambeiya861/
Nambiaad861/
Nambio831,216/
Nambya83333/
Nambea83219/
Nembia83113/
Nombia8324/
Namwia831/
Nanbia831/
Nammbiath803/
Nnambijja801/
Ngambio77664/
Namwiha77367/
Namwija77153/
Gnambio77151/
Ngombia7744/
Noumbia7718/
Nhambio7716/
Nombiah7713/
Nombija774/
Nambiho772/
Nganbia772/
Ngambya772/
Ngamvia771/
Nembija771/
Nambeha771/
Nanbhia771/
Nambejja712,473/
Nambajjo71344/
Nambajja7168/
Noumbiap7160/
Nhambiho7112/
Nambayya715/
Nambijjo712/
Nambujja711/
Nambaayo711/
Ngombija711/
Nasimbya711/
Natembya711/
Namwijja711/
Nambuyya711/
Nambojja711/
Nombea6724/
Nonbia6719/
Nomvia6719/
Nambeo6714/
Nanvia673/
Nambeejja672/
Nnambajjo672/
Nembio671/
Nombio671/
Nambaajja671/
Nambyo671/
Nambyoowa671/
Nammbejja671/
Namuhoyia671/
Ngambijou671/
Nnambejja671/
Namwea671/

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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 Nambia
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