Nampemba Surname

174,407th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nampemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nampemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,3931:6,623795
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973

Nampemba Last Name Facts

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

Nampemba is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nampemba.

How Common Is The Last Name Nampemba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 174,407th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,962,417 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nampemba live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 2,393 people, or 1 in 6,623. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Northern Province, where 57 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 19 percent are found and Central Province, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Zambia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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