Nambuba Surname

162,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nambuba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nambuba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,6681:14,6322,297
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nambuba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nambuba is found most in Uganda. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nambuba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nambuba is the 162,580th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,724,316 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nambuba reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Nambuba is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 2,668 people, or 1 in 14,632. In Uganda it is most common in: Manafwa District, where 26 percent are found, Mbale District, where 21 percent are found and Sironko District, where 19 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Nambuba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nambuba surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nambuuba933/
Nambubaya881/
Nambubi862,240/
Nambuwa861,720/
Namboba865/
Nambuva863/
Nanbuba861/
Nambubo861/
Nambube861/
Nambuubi80110/
Nahmbubi8029/
Nam'boba804/
Namuhoba801/
Naimbubi801/
Nahmbube801/
Nambouwa801/
Nambubie801/
Nambubii801/
Namboubie752/
Nainbouba751/
Nnambuubi751/
Nambobi711,360/
Nambobe7183/
Nanvuba7129/
Nanbubi7113/
Namvuwa719/
Nambobo713/
Nombubi711/
Namboowa671,232/
Nnanwuba67108/
Namboobi6757/
Namboobo672/
Nambowea671/
Namboobe671/

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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 Nambuba
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