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

The surname Niambo is carried by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niambo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 550,571st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 12,564,734 people. The last name Niambo occurs predominantly 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 occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 141 people.

The last name is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 560 people, or 1 in 32,772. In Burkina Faso Niambo is mostly concentrated in: Centre-Sud Region, where 73 percent reside, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 14 percent reside and Centre-Est Region, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Burkina Faso Niambo is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

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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