Namemba Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Namemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3801:102,73510,248
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Namemba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Namemba is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Namemba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 752,779th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 19,127,417 people. The surname Namemba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namemba are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Namemba is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 380 people, or 1 in 102,735. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Butaleja District, where 57 percent reside, Wakiso District, where 8 percent reside and Kampala District, where 6 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namaemba931,545/
Nammemba9313/
Nameemba932/
Nhamembea881/
Namamba861,054/
Namembe86235/
Namembo86203/
Namimba8645/
Namomba8614/
Namenba861/
Namaamba8060/
Namgembe8014/
Nammamba8014/
Ngamemwa809/
Namaimba807/
Namiembe802/
Nammembe802/
Ngamembo801/
Namuimba801/
Namuembe801/
Namyomba801/
Nammimba801/
Nammbo771/
Namahamba7522/
Namambo71635/
Namnuea71143/
Namimbi7144/
Nomamba7124/
Namimbo7111/
Nammbii711/
Nnamnba711/
Nomembo711/
Namaambo67151/
Namaimbi6794/
Namaimbo6736/
Nammambo6720/
Namaimbe679/
Namyombe674/
Namyombi672/
Nomember671/
Noumembe671/
Namuimbo671/
Ngomenba671/
Ngommbai671/

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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 Namemba
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