Namboela Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia
Namboela Surname Definition:
Namboela is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: southerner with bad luck.
Namboela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
Namboela (26) may also be a first name.
Namboela Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Namboela is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: southerner with bad luck.
— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namboyela | 94 | 4 | / |
| Nambela | 93 | 18,648 | / |
| Nambola | 93 | 52 | / |
| Namboila | 88 | 296 | / |
| Nambeela | 88 | 4 | / |
| Nambolla | 88 | 3 | / |
| Namboola | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nambolia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nambolai | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nambeala | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nambeyela | 82 | 7 | / |
| Ngamboula | 82 | 4 | / |
| Namboyila | 82 | 4 | / |
| Naimboila | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nam'mbela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nambhoila | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ngambuela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nambala | 80 | 6,418 | / |
| Nambula | 80 | 4,756 | / |
| Nombela | 80 | 2,196 | / |
| Nombola | 80 | 249 | / |
| Nambelo | 80 | 26 | / |
| Nambolo | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nembela | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nembola | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nanbola | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gnamboulla | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nambeyeela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Namballa | 75 | 1,095 | / |
| Ngambula | 75 | 76 | / |
| Nambulla | 75 | 24 | / |
| Nambaila | 75 | 14 | / |
| Nambhala | 75 | 9 | / |
| Nambuila | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nambaala | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nambhula | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nambuula | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nhambala | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nambulya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nhombela | 75 | 2 | / |
| Naumbula | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nambulia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nombeula | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nombiela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhambula | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nanbolya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nambalea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nambuyila | 71 | 20 | / |
| Nambaalla | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ngombaela | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nahambala | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nambhalla | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nombijela | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Ambaila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngambaila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngomboula | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nambalo | 67 | 6,285 | / |
| Nombula | 67 | 941 | / |
| Nombala | 67 | 283 | / |
| Namvula | 67 | 271 | / |
| Ngamboulou | 67 | 219 | / |
| Nambulo | 67 | 202 | / |
| Nombolo | 67 | 176 | / |
| Nanbala | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nembolo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nombelo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngombayela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nanbula | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nonbela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngambiyala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naambaalla | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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