Namwambe Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Namwambe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 161 | 1:328,830 | 24,745 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Namwambe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namwambe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Namwambe is found most in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namwambe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,353,468th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namwambe live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 328,830. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mtwara Region, where 88 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Namwambe occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwembe | 88 | 981 | / |
| Namwamba | 88 | 374 | / |
| Namwambi | 88 | 146 | / |
| Namwombe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nambambe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namuhambe | 82 | 18 | / |
| Namwaamba | 82 | 2 | / |
| Namweembe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nambambi | 75 | 634 | / |
| Nambombe | 75 | 322 | / |
| Namuamba | 75 | 21 | / |
| Namwanwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namwanve | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nombambe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namuembe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namwombi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nomvambe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namwamwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namuhembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuhambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namuhamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nambombi | 63 | 11 | / |
| Nombombe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nhambombe | 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 Namwambe
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