Nambwela Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Nambwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Nambwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nambwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nambwela occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nambwela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nambwela are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Nambwela is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and Zambia, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nambweila | 94 | 2 | / |
| Nambwila | 88 | 123 | / |
| Nambwele | 88 | 89 | / |
| Nambwola | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nambwala | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nambwoila | 82 | 73 | / |
| Ngambwele | 82 | 4 | / |
| Naimbwele | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nambwalya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ngambuela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nambweele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nambuila | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nambwile | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nambuele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nampwala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nanbwoila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namboueli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngambwile | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nombbila | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nampuila | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ngombwili | 59 | 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
- 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 Nambwela
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