Nambwani Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Nambwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nambwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nambwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nambwani has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nambwani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nambwani is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nambwani are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Nambwani is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 33 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 33 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 33 percent live. Other than Kenya Nambwani exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 20 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live.
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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 Nambwani
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