Nambuya Surname

14,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nambuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nambuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda38,7391:1,00896
Kenya6651:69,4436,605
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
England111:5,065,278148,650
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nambuya (124) may also be a first name.

Nambuya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nambuya is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nambuya.

How Common Is The Last Name Nambuya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 14,117th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 184,612 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nambuya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nambuya is also the 836,439th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 124 people.

The last name Nambuya is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 38,739 people, or 1 in 1,008. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Manafwa District, where 33 percent reside, Mbale District, where 22 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Uganda Nambuya is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Nambuya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nambouya9397/
Nambuuya9316/
Nnambuya933/
Nambauya931/
Nammbuya931/
Ngambuya931/
Nambuy92157/
Nambeya865,741/
Nambaya864,899/
Nambuyi862,547/
Nambuye861,114/
Namboya861,000/
Nambuyo86125/
Nombuya8663/
Nambiya8646/
Nambuha8613/
Nanbuya869/
Nambuia862/
Namuaya862/
Namuiya861/
Nambuja861/
Ngambeya80158/
Namuhaya80156/
Ngambaya8065/
Ngambuyi8062/
Ngambiya8043/
Nambiyat8015/
Nambeeya802/
Nambiyad801/
Nhamboya801/
Naambaya801/
Nambooya801/
Nambuuye801/
Nambyiah801/
Nambou771,181/
Nambea77219/
Nambay77158/
Namboa77118/
Nambai7793/
Nambaj7775/
Nambau7748/
Namboy7744/
Nambaa7727/
Nambeu7711/
Nambey7710/
Nambui777/
Nambue772/
Namuay771/
Natembeya751,422/
Namuhooya7599/
Nambiyath7534/
Nambayaya754/
Nachimbuy751/
Nambiyatt751/
Nambeye7110,218/
Ngambou718,774/
Nambahu713,628/
Namwaya712,009/
Nambayo711,869/
Namweya71746/
Ngambea71521/
Nambaje71401/
Namwiya71245/
Namnuea71143/
Nambaji71116/
Nambuji7197/
Namboyo7194/
Nembiya7184/
Nambeja7182/
Ngambai7175/
Nambajo7175/
Nambayi7158/
Namboye7149/
Nambiye7148/
Gnambou7143/
Ngambue7142/
Namboue7137/
Nambija7135/
Ngambay7135/
Namwoya7133/
Namboyi7127/
Nambaud7122/
Nombeya7118/
Nanvuya7115/
Nambaye7114/
Naimbayova7110/
Nambait7110/
Nambaja719/
Nombaya719/
Nombuye719/
Nembaya718/
Nambeyi717/
Nambouh715/
Nhambau715/
Namuhaj714/
Namveya714/
Nambiyo714/
Nanbeya714/
Nambaju713/
Ngambui712/
Ngambye712/
Nombiya712/
Nambeha711/
Namboja711/
Nambaia711/
Naimbai711/
Namba'a711/
Nambaut711/
Nambayu711/
Nambeyo711/
Nambhoy711/
Nambueh711/
Nambuje711/
Namvuyi711/
Nanbuyi711/
Namuaji711/
Namueja711/
Namuhau711/
Naumbye711/
Nembuyi711/
Ngambey711/
Gnambey711/
Gnamboy711/
Nomboya711/
Nombuyi711/
Ngambau711/
Namboud711/
Nanbaya711/
Natembea67913/
Ngambiye67347/
Ngamboue67181/
Nambajje6769/
Nambaiah6764/
Nambijja6758/
Namuhawe6748/
Ngambayi6736/
Ngombeya6735/
Ngaimbai6731/
Ngambaye6724/
Natimbou6720/
Ngamboyi6715/
Gnambayo6712/
Gnamboue6710/
Ngambaje678/
Naimbaye677/
Namuhaye674/
Namwaaya674/
Namhweya673/
Nambhaji672/
Ngnambeu672/
Ngaïmbou672/
Nganmbai672/
Namwihya672/
Nnamwaya672/
Nambault672/
Nambahyi671/
Noumbaya671/
Naimbeyi671/
Nambajee671/
Nambeeja671/
Nambooyi671/
Namwooya671/
Namuhaja671/
Namuhayo671/
Namuhoha671/
Natmbaye671/
Ngnambay671/
Ngamboye671/
Ngamboyo671/
Ngaimbou671/
Nnamweya671/
Nhamueha671/
Nanmbaye671/
N'Gambou671/
Neamnuey671/
Naymbaye671/

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  • 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nambuya
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