Ngambwa Surname

601,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Ngambwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngambwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3351:220,53621,570
Zambia811:195,67812,934
Kenya551:839,63532,298
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ngambwa (86) may also be a first name.

Ngambwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ngambwa is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngambwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 601,907th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 14,123,151 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ngambwa reside; 65 percent reside in Central Africa and 65 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ngambwa is also the 1,032,266th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 86 people.

The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 335 people, or 1 in 220,536. Other than The DR Congo Ngambwa occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 16 percent are found and Kenya, where 11 percent are found.

Ngambwa Last Name Statistics demography

Ngambwa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ng'ambwa93163/
N'Gambwa933/
Ng'aumbwa885/
Ngasimbwa881/
Ngombwa86321/
Ngambua86164/
Ngembwa86116/
Ngambwe8692/
Ngampwa8641/
Ngambwi864/
Ngambva861/
Ng'ombwa8034/
Ng'ambwe804/
Ngambwiy801/
Ngiembwa801/
Ngombua711,070/
Ngampwo71117/
Ngombwe7192/
Ngembua7155/
Ngambue7142/
Ngambui712/
Ngambuo712/
Ngamvua711/
Ngampua711/
Nganbwe711/
Ngamboue67181/
Ngambvuo671/
Nghanvwa671/
Ngohmbwi671/
Ng'anbwe671/
Ng'ombwe671/
Ngombue572/
Ngonvwa571/
Nganboue531/
Ngampoue531/
Ngoumpwo531/
Ngoumboue501/

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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 Ngambwa
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