Nomba Surname

171,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nomba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nomba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,5601:47,3595,748
Tanzania2531:209,25517,663
Indonesia2431:544,23543,920
Cameroon1991:104,36712,272
Papua New Guinea1221:66,8348,731
Ivory Coast931:248,0789,899
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
France11:66,422,722504,397
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Nomba (2,935) may also be a first name.

Nomba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nomba (Hindi: नीम्बा, Tibetan: ཉོམ་བྷ།) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nomba.

How Common Is The Last Name Nomba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 171,691st most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,906,879 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Nomba are found; 70 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 133,917th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 2,935 people.

The last name Nomba is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,560 people, or 1 in 47,359. Aside from The DR Congo this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngomba9124,674/
Gnomba91815/
Noumba91468/
Nhomba9196/
Nombea9124/
Noomba916/
Nombai915/
Nombaï915/
Nombau914/
Nnomba912/
Nombah912/
Nombat911/
Nomboa911/
Ngoumba832,197/
Ngombea8392/
Notimba8331/
Ngoimba8328/
Noombah8322/
Nombaya839/
Ngo'mba834/
Gnoumba834/
Ngombai834/
N'Gomba833/
Ngoomba832/
Notemba831/
Noumbai831/
Noumbap831/
Noumbat831/
N'Nomba831/
Nhoumba831/
Nngomba831/
Gnombat831/
Nomboha831/
Nombaut831/
Nombach830/
Nombo8025,372/
Namba809,955/
Nombe804,636/
Nemba802,119/
Numba801,255/
Nombi80396/
Nomwa80260/
Nomua809/
Nomby802/
Nomva801/
Nonba801/
Ngoumbai7724/
Ngoumbah7721/
Ngnoumba7712/
N'Goumba775/
Noumbaya771/
Ngommbai771/
Ngonmbai771/
Nombault771/
Ngombe73120,300/
Ngombo7333,234/
Ngamba7310,032/
Ngumba739,719/
Ngombi736,804/
Gnamba733,449/
Nhumba73884/
Ngomwa73744/
Noumbi73665/
Noumbo73625/
Nambaz73433/
Nambea73219/
Nhombo73179/
Nombeu73174/
Nambay73158/
Nembai73146/
Namboa73118/
Nombot73110/
Nuimba73110/
Gnombo73104/
Noumbe73100/
Nambai7393/
N'Ombe7378/
Nambaj7375/
Nombop7374/
Nomboh7370/
Nambas7365/
Nnamba7356/
Nhemba7355/
Naumba7354/
Nambau7348/
Noumwa7344/
Nomber7335/
Nombou7334/
Nembah7330/
Noimbo7330/
Nhamba7327/
N'Emba7327/
Nambaa7327/
Nambat7326/
Neumba7326/
Nomboo7326/
Ngomua7322/
Nutmba7321/
Nnemba7316/
Nambap7312/
Nambad739/
Nombei739/
Ngomby737/
Nambaş737/
Nambha736/
Nombes736/
Nambah736/
Ngonba736/
Naamba735/
Nombie734/
Numbea734/
Nombet734/
Noombo733/
Numbah733/
Nombeh733/
Nhombe732/
Naemba732/
Neemba732/
Gnombe732/
Gnonba732/
Nnombe732/
Nnombo732/
Nuumba732/
Nasmba732/
Numbha731/
Nomvaj731/
Nonbah731/
Nombee731/
Nonbai731/
Nonbat731/
Nomuah731/
Nombid731/
Nombio731/
Nombis731/
Noumby731/
Nounba731/
Numbat731/
Numbay731/
Nanmba731/
Nehmba731/
Nembau731/
Ngombé731/
Nhonba731/
Noembe731/
Nnombi731/
Gnombi731/
Gnomwa731/
Noombe731/
Nombos731/
Nonmbo731/
Nombez731/
Nomwaa731/
Nambaya674,899/
Ngumbau674,619/
Nambahu673,628/
Nasimba671,627/
Nacimba671,582/
Noumbou67840/
Ngoumbe67589/
Ngambea67521/
Natimba67429/
Ngoombo67260/
N'Gombe67138/
Ngaumba67135/
Numbhai67109/
Ngombou6795/
Ngoumbi6791/
Ngambai6775/
Ngo'mbe6767/
Ngambay6735/
Gnombou6730/
Ngnamba6730/
Nahamba6724/
Nambaud6722/
Ngoumbo6721/
Natemba6718/
Ngomboi6715/
N'Gumba6715/
Ngaamba6715/
Nambuha6713/
Nambait6710/
Nambaja679/
Ngoumva679/
Nombhot679/
N'Gamba678/
Noumbie677/
Nambaha677/
Gnambah676/
Gnambha676/
Nahumba676/
Nasemba675/
Nhambau675/
Ngombeh674/
Noumbet674/
Ngombee673/
Ngoumwa673/
Ngounba673/
Ngnombi672/
Ngoimbo672/
Noumbit672/
Noumbop672/
Ngoimbi672/
N'Gombo672/
Noomwat672/
Nambach671/
N'Humba671/
Neembea671/
Nambaia671/
Notembe671/
Noimber671/
Nosembe671/
Noumbeu671/
Namba'a671/
Nambaut671/
Ngombey671/
Ngombio671/
Ngomboy671/
Ngonbay671/
Ngonmbi671/
Ngoombe671/
N'Nombe671/
N'Gonba671/
Nngombe671/
Nnoumbo671/
Nnambah671/
Gnombeh671/
Gnomboi671/
Gnanmba671/
Ngambaa671/
Nnamnba671/
Ngambau671/
Nomboot671/

Nomba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nomba in the Tibetan language
ཉོམ་བྷ།nyombha-
Nomba in the Hindi language
नीम्बाnimba-

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