Nambuta Surname

416,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nambuta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nambuta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6731:78,6658,108
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Zambia541:293,51716,670
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nambuta Last Name Facts

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

Nambuta is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nambuta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 416,195th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,717,160 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nambuta are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 673 people, or 1 in 78,665. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Lindi Region, where 44 percent are found, Mtwara Region, where 28 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 19 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Nambuta is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and Zambia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nambuita934/
Nambute86158/
Nambuto8695/
Nambota8673/
Nambuti863/
Nambuty861/
Nambutie804/
Nambutto801/
Namboota801/
Ngombouta752/
Nambote71487/
Namboto7133/
Nombuto715/
Namwota712/
Namboti712/
Nombutho6713/
Namboete676/
Namboote672/
Nambotte672/
Namuhoto671/
Nambotyi671/
Nombeuty671/
Ngomboute6310/
Ngoumbute632/
Ngombouti631/
Ngoumboute59171/
Ngomboutou591/
Nombote5714/
Nomboty572/
Nomboti571/
Nomboto571/
Nonbutej532/
Noumbote531/

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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 Nambuta
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