Nkambe Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon901:230,76723,017
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nkambe (27) may also be a first name.

Nkambe Last Name Facts

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

Nkambe has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkambe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,871,545th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkambe are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 76 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nkambe is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name on earth, held by 27 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 230,767. In Cameroon Nkambe is mostly found in: East Region, where 26 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 26 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 20 percent reside. Not including Cameroon Nkambe occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkambeh9221/
Nkahmbe9216/
Nkambeu9212/
Nkhambe923/
Nkambie921/
Nkanmbe921/
Nkasimbe861/
Nkombe839,593/
Nkamba834,315/
Nkambi833,345/
Nkembe832,032/
Ncambe83120/
Nqambe8312/
Nkaimbi77863/
Nkhambi77807/
N'Kambi77385/
Nkhamba77262/
N'Kombe77206/
Nkaimba77178/
Ngcambe77112/
Nkaamba7763/
N'Kamba7757/
Nkombie7753/
Nkoumbe7723/
Nqcambe778/
Nkaambi777/
Nkhombe775/
Nkeumbe772/
Nkoembe772/
N'Kembe772/
Nkanber771/
Ngqambe771/
Nkaumba771/
Nkembeu771/
Nkembeh771/
Nkoombe771/
Nkombet771/
Nkahmbi771/
Nkuimbe771/
Nkombee771/
Nkombea771/
Nkainmbi7189/
Nkembieh712/
Nkambaja711/
Nkehmbeh711/
Nkahmbih711/
Nkomba6717,593/
Nkembi6712,516/
Nqambi67883/
Nkombi67870/
Ncamba6715/
Ncambi6711/
Nkanbi6711/
Nkonbe673/
Nkanba672/
Nkamvi671/
Nqembe671/

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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 Nkambe
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