Ngwambu Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngwambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ngwambu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya601:769,66531,365
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ngwambu Last Name Facts

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

Ngwambu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngwambu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,394,033rd most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngwambu are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 769,665. In Kenya Ngwambu is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 78 percent live, Makueni County, where 7 percent live and Nairobi County, where 7 percent live. Apart from Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngwambou932/
Ngbambu86103/
Nkwambu8621/
Ncwambu861/
Ngbambou802/
Ngwembou802/
Ngwanbou801/
Nkwambuh801/
Nkwambui801/
Ngueambou7531/
Nkuambu714/
Nkwombu712/
Nkwembou6710/
Nguanbou672/
Ngbanvu5734/
Nkwonbeu531/
Ngban'vu531/
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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 Ngwambu
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