Nambre Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nambre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nambre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
India101:76,706,538639,611
Burkina Faso71:2,621,72917,588
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Ñambre (39) are calculated separately.

Nambre Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nambre occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as a variant: Ñambre. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nambre? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 35 percent of Nambre reside; 35 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 35 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Madang, where 64 percent live, Western Highlands, where 27 percent live and National Capital District, where 9 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 32 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ñambre9439/
Gnambre9232/
Nambret921/
Nambr912/
Nambreth861/
Nombre8311,633/
Nambri8352/
Nembre8328/
Nambra8311/
Nambhr831/
Nanbre831/
Nombres77354/
Nombret77287/
Gnombre7754/
Gnambri7715/
Noumbre7714/
Gnambry772/
Natmbri771/
Nombrez771/
Ngambri771/
Nembree770/
Nombr736/
Namvr731/
Ngoumbre714/
Nombreha711/
Nombri67397/
Namvra67267/
Nombra67143/
Nembri67127/
Nanvre6776/
Nombré6724/
Nambehera6711/
Nombry6711/
Nanwre675/
Nonbre672/
Namwri671/
Nanbri671/
Ñanbre671/
Nannvre6220/
Nannwre624/
Nombris622/
Gnonbre621/
Nombray621/
Noumbris571/
Nonbr554/
Nanvra50130/
Nonbri501/

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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 Nambre
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