Nambwaya Surname

327,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nambwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nambwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9851:46,8834,825
Zambia1221:129,9179,695
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Nambwaya (165) may also be a first name.

Nambwaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nambwaya has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nambwaya.

How Common Is The Last Name Nambwaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 327,639th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,432,079 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nambwaya reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 712,876th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 165 people.

The surname Nambwaya is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 985 people, or 1 in 46,883. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 78 percent live, Bungoma County, where 10 percent live and Nairobi County, where 10 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 11 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Nambwaya Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nambwayo88885/
Nembwaya88181/
Nambwayi8826/
Nambweya882/
Nanbwaya881/
Nambwoya881/
Nambbaya881/
Nambwaye881/
Nambwaja881/
Ngambwiya824/
Nnambwayo821/
Nambwai802/
Nampweya75689/
Nambweha759/
Nembuaya751/
Nambwajje711/
Nampwai671/
Nombbaye631/
Nambweje631/
Nambuaji631/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nambwaya
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