Nsamba Surname

13,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nsamba Surname Definition:

Nsamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: monitor lizard.

Nsamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo19,1751:3,853434
Uganda16,8461:2,317371
Zambia3,3421:4,743579
Tanzania1,7401:30,4263,617
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Namibia1631:14,7822,705
Cameroon1221:170,23818,185
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Congo111:453,55410,703
England101:5,571,806158,774
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Nsamba (1,193) may also be a first name.

Nsamba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nsamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: monitor lizard.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nsamba Last Name Facts

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

Nsamba has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsamba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 13,405th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 174,719 people. The surname Nsamba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsamba are found; 46 percent are found in Central Africa and 46 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 229,461st most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 1,193 people.

It is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 19,175 people, or 1 in 3,853. Barring The DR Congo this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 40 percent live and Zambia, where 8 percent live.

Nsamba Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nsamba earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 50.52% less than the national average, earning R 117,576 per year and in United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nshamba92232/
N'Samba92188/
Nsambay9228/
Nsaamba9214/
Nssamba922/
Nsambai921/
Nsambah921/
Nsambad921/
N'Sambay861/
Nzamba8322,391/
Njamba839,144/
Nsambi833,657/
Nsomba832,197/
Nsambo831,684/
Nsemba83668/
Nsambe83180/
Nsamua8321/
Ncamba8315/
Nsanba838/
Nsamwa834/
Nxamba832/
Ndjamba776,961/
Ngiamba771,024/
Ntjamba77953/
Nchamba7768/
Nsambou7765/
Nziamba7762/
N'Sambi7741/
Nsombai7728/
Nsiambi7728/
Nzambea7727/
Nsombay7721/
N'Zamba7710/
N'Sambo7710/
Nshambe774/
Nzambay774/
Nseumba773/
Nsoomba773/
Nshomba772/
Nsoumba772/
Njeamba772/
Ntcamba772/
Nsombaa771/
Nsiomba771/
Nshemba771/
Nsombah771/
Nssambo771/
Nseemba771/
Nsambot771/
Njambea771/
Nzambau771/
Nzamboa771/
Ngiambea7155/
Ndjambaa714/
N'Shomba711/
N'Siambi711/
Nzambath711/
N'Djamba711/
Nzambi6727,126/
Njambi6721,076/
Nsombo6719,416/
Nzemba676,671/
Nzambe674,377/
Nsombe671,998/
Nzomba671,590/
Nsombi671,479/
Nzambo671,255/
Njambe67492/
Nsembo67352/
Njomba67288/
Ncambe67120/
Njambo6737/
Nzamwa6717/
Ncambi6711/
Nzanba679/
Njamwa677/
Nzamby674/
Njamva672/
Nzambé672/
Nsanwa672/
Ncomba672/
Ncambo671/
Nsanbi671/
Ncanba671/
Nxambi671/
Nzamua671/

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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 Nsamba
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