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 surname Nghama has its highest incidence in Namibia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nghama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nghama live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Nghama is most numerous in Namibia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 1,204,700. In Namibia it is most frequent in: Omusati Region, where 50 percent reside and Oshana Region, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Namibia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Tanzania, where 20 percent reside.
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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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