Nambula Surname

99,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nambula Surname Definition:

Nambula is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: born during the rainy season.

Nambula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,0811:368,60419,888
Zambia1,5021:10,5531,215
Uganda8301:47,0355,790
DR Congo3151:234,53822,701
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nambula (2,816) may also be a first name.

Nambula Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nambula is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: born during the rainy season.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nambula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nambula (Hindi: नमबूला) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nambula click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nambula? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nambula is the 99,510th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,532,285 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Nambula live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 137,369th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 2,816 people.

This last name is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 2,081 people, or 1 in 368,604. In India Nambula is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 92 percent are found, Telangana, where 7 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Apart from India it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 32 percent are found and Uganda, where 17 percent are found.

Nambula Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nambula earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 6.74% less than the national average, earning R 221,628 per year and in United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nambula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nambula in the Hindi language
नमबूलाnamabula-

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