Nkambi Surname

134,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nkambi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,0021:26,4443,209
DR Congo6981:105,84511,745
Cameroon4581:45,3475,965
Congo1241:40,2353,792
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
Zambia201:792,49627,807
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nkambi (17) may also be a first name.

Nkambi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkambi is found most in Tanzania. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nkambi.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkambi? popularity and diffusion

Nkambi is the 134,574th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,178,639 people. Nkambi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkambi live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nkambi is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,002 people, or 1 in 26,444. In Tanzania it is most common in: Rukwa Region, where 38 percent reside, Singida Region, where 19 percent reside and Katavi Region, where 14 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Nkambi occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkaimbi92863/
Nkhambi92807/
N'Kambi92385/
Nkaambi927/
Nkambie921/
Nkahmbi921/
Nkainmbi8689/
Nkahmbih861/
Nkembi8312,516/
Nkamba834,315/
Nqambi83883/
Nkombi83870/
Nkambe8398/
Ncambi8311/
Nkanbi8311/
Nkamvi831/
Nkhamba77262/
N'Kembi77261/
Nkaimba77178/
Ngqambi7795/
Nkuimbi7775/
Nkoumbi7771/
Nkaamba7763/
Nkainbi7763/
N'Kamba7757/
Nkombie7753/
Nkambeh7721/
Nkahmbe7716/
Nkambeu7712/
Nkombii774/
Nkhambe773/
Nqambai772/
Nkanmbe771/
Nkaumba771/
N'Kanbi771/
Nkembieh712/
Nkasimbe711/
Nkambaja711/
Nkoumbih711/
Nkeymbui711/
Nkomba6717,593/
Nkombe679,593/
Nkembe672,032/
Ncambe67120/
Ncamba6715/
Nqambe6712/
Nkanba672/

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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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  • 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 Nkambi
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