Nombala Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Botswana

Nombala Surname User-submission:

The surname Nombala comes from the Xhosa word mbala, meaning 'colour'.

Nombala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2191:603,87847,961
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

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'.

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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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngombala93305/
Nombalay9337/
Nomballa933/
Nombhala931/
Nombalais8873/
Ngoumbala886/
Ngomballa881/
Nambala866,418/
Nombela862,196/
Nombali86434/
Nombola86249/
Numbala867/
Nonbala864/
Nombalo862/
Nombale861/
Nomballais8238/
Ngoumballa823/
Namballa801,095/
Ngombale80675/
Ngumbala80659/
Nuumbala80223/
Ngambala80154/
Ngombola80105/
Ngombali8024/
Nambalat8023/
Nambaila8014/
Nambatla8011/
Nambhala809/
Nambaala807/
Nhambala804/
Nombhali803/
Nambalya802/
Gnambala802/
Nhombela802/
Nambalea801/
Nambeala801/
Ngombalo801/
Nombeula801/
Nambaluha75114/
Nambaalla7512/
Nahambala756/
Nambhalla754/
Ngamballa754/
Nambalatt752/
Ngoumbale751/
Ngomboula751/
Ngambaila751/
N'Ambaila751/
Nambela7118,648/
Nambalo716,285/
Nambale714,144/
Nambali711,791/
Nomvalo71929/
Namwala71928/
Nombolo71176/
Namuala71144/
Nombole71117/
Nambola7152/
Nembalo7135/
Nanbala7127/
Nomboly716/
Nombelo715/
Nembela715/
Nembola714/
Naambaalla711/
Numbale711/
Nambalaaya711/
Nonbela711/
Nomualo711/
Nomvale711/
Ngambali67676/
Nambaale67559/
Namboila67296/
Ngombolo67272/
Ngambale6759/
Ngumbali6727/
Ngumbale6721/
Ngombole6719/
Gnambale6713/
Gnambali6712/
Nambuila677/
Nanballa675/
Nambaali674/
Namboela674/
Namwaila674/
Nambeela674/
Nambolla673/
Nanbatla673/
Namwaala673/
Namwalia672/
Ngambola672/
Namwalya672/
Namballe672/
Naambale672/
Nombholo672/
Naanbala671/
Namballi671/
Nambally671/
Nanbaala671/
Nhambali671/
Nonbalee671/
Nombeule671/
Nambaalo671/
Nambalee671/
Nambaulo671/
Nambolai671/
Namboola671/
Nammbale671/
Namwaula671/
Ngumbalo671/
Ngamwala671/
Gnonwala671/
Ngumbola671/
Ngonvala671/
Ngamvala671/

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  • 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 Nombala
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