Nghama Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Nghama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nghama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nghama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nghama occurs most in Namibia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nghama.
How Common Is The Last Name Nghama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nghama live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 1,204,700. In Namibia Nghama is primarily concentrated in: Omusati Region, where 50 percent live and Oshana Region, where 50 percent live. Aside from Namibia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Tanzania, where 20 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Nghama
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