Nambia Surname
Approximately 399 people bear this surname
Nambia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 200 | 1:230,900 | 16,264 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Benin | 15 | 1:689,040 | 39,432 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Nambia (731) may also be a first name.
Nambia Demographics
Nambia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nambia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nambia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nambia occurs most in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nambia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 727,600th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 18,264,526 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Nambia are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 304,836th most widespread first name globally, borne by 731 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 230,900. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 49 percent reside, Busia County, where 45 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.
Nambia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Nambia surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngambia | 92 | 1,122 | / |
| Nambija | 92 | 35 | / |
| Nambiah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nambias | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nambiat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nambijja | 86 | 58 | / |
| Nambuyia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngnambia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nambeiya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nambiaad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nambio | 83 | 1,216 | / |
| Nambya | 83 | 333 | / |
| Nambea | 83 | 219 | / |
| Nembia | 83 | 113 | / |
| Nombia | 83 | 24 | / |
| Namwia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nanbia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nammbiath | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nnambijja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngambio | 77 | 664 | / |
| Namwiha | 77 | 367 | / |
| Namwija | 77 | 153 | / |
| Gnambio | 77 | 151 | / |
| Ngombia | 77 | 44 | / |
| Noumbia | 77 | 18 | / |
| Nhambio | 77 | 16 | / |
| Nombiah | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nombija | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nambiho | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nganbia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngambya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngamvia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nembija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nambeha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nanbhia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nambejja | 71 | 2,473 | / |
| Nambajjo | 71 | 344 | / |
| Nambajja | 71 | 68 | / |
| Noumbiap | 71 | 60 | / |
| Nhambiho | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nambayya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nambijjo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nambujja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nambaayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngombija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nasimbya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Natembya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namwijja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nambuyya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nambojja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nombea | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nonbia | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nomvia | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nambeo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nanvia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nambeejja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nnambajjo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nembio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nombio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambaajja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambyoowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nammbejja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuhoyia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngambijou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnambejja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namwea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nambia
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