Nsambo Surname

238,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nsambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi9411:18,1922,844
DR Congo6021:122,72413,305
Uganda511:765,47637,015
Zambia361:440,27620,880
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nsambo (33) may also be a first name.

Nsambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nsambo is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsambo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 238,146th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,327,521 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsambo live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nsambo is also the 1,807,719th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 33 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 941 people, or 1 in 18,192. Excluding Malawi it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 36 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nsambou9265/
N'Sambo9210/
Nsambot921/
Nssambo921/
Nsamba8341,710/
Nsombo8319,416/
Nzambo831,255/
Nsembo83352/
Njambo8337/
Ncambo831/
Nshombo774,425/
Nshamba77232/
Ndjambo77222/
N'Samba77188/
Njambou77122/
Nseimbo7756/
Nzambou7738/
N'Sombo7730/
Ngiambo7727/
N'Sembo7721/
Nsaamba7714/
Nsiombo774/
Nssamba772/
Nzamboh771/
Nshembo771/
Nsiembo771/
Nssombo771/
Nsambah771/
N'Zambo771/
Nhsombo771/
Njambop771/
Nzamboa771/
Nsemboh771/
Nsambad771/
Nsoumbo771/
Nzamboi771/
Nzamboy771/
Ntjambo771/
Njamboi771/
Ndjambou71343/
Nsoumbou71131/
Nseimboh7142/
N'Shombo7128/
Nziambou7110/
Ngiambop711/
Nsiemboh711/
Nzamba6722,391/
Njamba679,144/
Nzombo672,208/
Nsomba672,197/
Nzembo672,048/
Nsemba67668/
Ncombo67598/
Njombo67385/
Nsamua6721/
Ncamba6715/
Nxombo679/
Nsanba678/
Nsamwa674/
N'Soumbou672/
Nxamba672/
Nsonbo671/
Ncembo671/

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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 Nsambo
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