Nombala Surname
Approximately 283 people bear this surname
Nombala Surname User-submission:
The surname Nombala comes from the Xhosa word mbala, meaning 'colour'.
Nombala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 219 | 1:603,878 | 47,961 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nombala (12) may also be a first name.
Nombala Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Nombala comes from the Xhosa word mbala, meaning 'colour'.
- tsholothethroatgoatNombala Demographics
Average Nombala Salary in
South Africa
R 39,204
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nombala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nombala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nombala is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nombala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nombala is the 930,678th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Nombala live; 77 percent live in Southeast Asia and 77 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 603,878. In Indonesia Nombala is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia Nombala is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent are found and Botswana, where 8 percent are found.
Nombala Last Name Statistics demography
Nombala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.5% less than the national average, earning R 39,204 per year.
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Footnotes
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