Ng'ambwa Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Ng'ambwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 96 | 1:481,041 | 24,996 |
| Zambia | 65 | 1:243,845 | 14,860 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ng'ambwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ng'ambwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ng'ambwa is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ng'ambwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,359,010th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ng'ambwa live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 481,041. In Kenya Ng'ambwa is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 99 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 40 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ng'aumbwa | 94 | 5 | / |
| Ngambwa | 93 | 516 | / |
| Ng'ombwa | 88 | 34 | / |
| Ng'ambwe | 88 | 4 | / |
| N'Gambwa | 88 | 3 | / |
| Ngasimbwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ngombwa | 80 | 321 | / |
| Ngambua | 80 | 164 | / |
| Ngembwa | 80 | 116 | / |
| Ngambwe | 80 | 92 | / |
| Ngampwa | 80 | 41 | / |
| Ngambwi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ngambva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ng'ombwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ng'anbwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngiembwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngambwiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngombua | 67 | 1,070 | / |
| Ngampwo | 67 | 117 | / |
| Ngombwe | 67 | 92 | / |
| Ngembua | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ngambue | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ngambui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngambuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngamvua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngampua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nganbwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngamboue | 63 | 181 | / |
| Ngambvuo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nghanvwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ngohmbwi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ngombue | 53 | 2 | / |
| Ngonvwa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ngoumpwo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nganboue | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ngampoue | 50 | 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 Ng'ambwa
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