Niambo Surname

550,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Niambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso5601:32,7721,795
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Niambo (141) may also be a first name.

Niambo Last Name Facts

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

Niambo occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niambo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 550,571st most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 12,564,734 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Niambo reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 778,371st most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 141 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 560 people, or 1 in 32,772. In Burkina Faso Niambo is most prevalent in: Centre-Sud Region, where 73 percent are found, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 14 percent are found and Centre-Est Region, where 6 percent are found. Beside Burkina Faso this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niambou9290/
Ngiambo9227/
Gniambo921/
Njiambo921/
Niambuo921/
Ngniambo862/
Nyambo8312,711/
Niamba839,688/
Niombo83494/
Gnambo83166/
Nhambo8339/
Njambo8337/
Neambo8319/
Nianbo831/
Ngiamba771,024/
Nihamba77658/
Njambou77122/
Niambau7748/
Gnambou7743/
Nayombo7728/
Nyambuo7725/
Ngiombo7723/
Nyambou7720/
Nyamboh7715/
Niambah778/
Nyamboa778/
Njiamba774/
Gniamba772/
Nyambos772/
Nyamboo771/
Najombo771/
Njamboi771/
Njambop771/
Nyamboi771/
Gnamboy771/
Gniombo771/
Nieamba771/
Nyamboha71467/
Nyasembo7196/
Ngihamba7175/
Nijambad7116/
Nyahambo712/
Gnambooe711/
Nyambo'e711/
Ngeambou711/
Ngnianbo711/
Najjambo711/
Nyatimbo711/
N'Jiombo711/
Njamba679,144/
Nyamba674,649/
Nyombo674,250/
Gnamba673,449/
Niomba67576/
Njombo67385/
Nhombo67179/
Gnombo67104/
Niachimba6766/
Nyanbo6728/
Nhamba6727/
Gnanbo6720/
Niambault6714/
Nianba6713/
Nyamvo672/
Neamwo671/
Neamba671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Niambo
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