Nambwa Surname
Approximately 665 people bear this surname
Nambwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 287 | 1:257,420 | 24,363 |
| Zambia | 194 | 1:81,701 | 6,916 |
| Kenya | 154 | 1:299,869 | 19,047 |
| Namibia | 25 | 1:96,376 | 8,697 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nambwa (91) may also be a first name.
Nambwa Demographics
Nambwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nambwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nambwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nambwa is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Nambwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nambwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 496,112th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,958,716 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nambwa live; 43 percent live in Central Africa and 43 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nambwa is also the 998,282nd most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 91 people.
The surname Nambwa is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 287 people, or 1 in 257,420. Aside from The DR Congo Nambwa occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 29 percent are found and Kenya, where 23 percent are found.
Nambwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Nambwa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nambwai | 92 | 2 | / |
| Naumbwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Naimbwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Natimbwa | 86 | 20 | / |
| Nambweha | 86 | 9 | / |
| N'Gambwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nasembwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Natembwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naismbwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nambwaja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nambua | 83 | 197 | / |
| Nambwe | 83 | 60 | / |
| Nampwa | 83 | 50 | / |
| Nombwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Naasimbwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nnasimbwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nattembwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nasimbwwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nassembwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nambwajje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngambua | 77 | 164 | / |
| Ngampwa | 77 | 41 | / |
| Naumbwe | 77 | 24 | / |
| Nhambwe | 77 | 15 | / |
| Nambuha | 77 | 13 | / |
| Naimbwe | 77 | 9 | / |
| Nambuat | 77 | 6 | / |
| Naambwe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ngambwi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nambuah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Naembua | 77 | 2 | / |
| Noumbwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nambwiz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngambva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nampwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnassimbwa | 75 | 17 | / |
| Nasssimbwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nahambwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Natembwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nampwahe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngambwiy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnassimmbwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nambuo | 67 | 374 | / |
| Nachimbwe | 67 | 340 | / |
| Nombua | 67 | 93 | / |
| Nombwe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Nambui | 67 | 7 | / |
| Namvua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nambbi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nampua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nambue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nassinbwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nassimbwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanbua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nambvi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nambwa
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