Ngamb Surname
Approximately 339 people bear this surname
Ngamb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 174 | 1:83,789 | 979 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Ngamb (20) may also be a first name.
Ngamb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngamb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ngamb occurs more in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngamb? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 820,032nd most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 21,497,186 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ngamb are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Ngamb is also the 2,446,817th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.
The surname Ngamb is most widely held in Senegal, where it is borne by 174 people, or 1 in 83,789. In Senegal it is mostly concentrated in: Louga Region, where 35 percent live, Diourbel Region, where 32 percent live and Dakar Region, where 26 percent live. Without taking into account Senegal this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 38 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ng'amb | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gamb | 89 | 375 | / |
| Namb | 89 | 357 | / |
| Ngnaimb | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngomb | 80 | 5,933 | / |
| Gambs | 80 | 703 | / |
| Gambh | 80 | 395 | / |
| Ngemb | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ghamb | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ngamp | 80 | 4 | / |
| Naumb | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nambs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gambp | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nambz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nnamb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naimb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngampe | 73 | 294 | / |
| Ngamfe | 73 | 196 | / |
| Gnambs | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ngoumb | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nasimb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngombh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nambowa | 67 | 1,313 | / |
| Gamp | 67 | 581 | / |
| Namp | 67 | 116 | / |
| Ganb | 67 | 102 | / |
| Gambová | 67 | 97 | / |
| Gomb | 67 | 78 | / |
| Nanb | 67 | 35 | / |
| Nomb | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gambowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| N'Gampe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gambova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nachimb | 67 | 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
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- 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 Ngamb
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