Nangamba Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nangamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nangamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1641:96,6467,818
Uganda471:830,62338,869
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Nangámba (1) are calculated separately.

Nangamba Last Name Facts

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

Nangamba is found most frequently in Zambia. It may be rendered as a variant: Nangámba. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nangamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nangamba is the 1,044,719th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. The last name Nangamba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nangamba are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Nangamba is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 96,646. In Zambia Nangamba is primarily concentrated in: Central Province, where 49 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 34 percent live and Southern Province, where 16 percent live. Beside Zambia it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.

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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
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