Nsamwa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Nsamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nsamwa (523) may also be a first name.
Nsamwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nsamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nsamwa is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nsamwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Nsamwa are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 369,131st most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 523 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 5,283,307. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Copperbelt Province, where 33 percent reside, Eastern Province, where 33 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nsamba | 83 | 41,710 | / |
| Nsemwa | 83 | 5,259 | / |
| Nsamua | 83 | 21 | / |
| Nzamwa | 83 | 17 | / |
| Njamwa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nsanwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nsomwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nshamba | 77 | 232 | / |
| N'Samba | 77 | 188 | / |
| Njamwea | 77 | 48 | / |
| Nsambay | 77 | 28 | / |
| Nsaamba | 77 | 14 | / |
| Nssamba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nsambah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nchamwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nziamwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nsambai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njaamwea | 71 | 4 | / |
| Njamwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Sambay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzamba | 67 | 22,391 | / |
| Nsambi | 67 | 3,657 | / |
| Nsambo | 67 | 1,684 | / |
| Nsomwe | 67 | 502 | / |
| Nsambe | 67 | 180 | / |
| Nzanwa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Nsanba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nxanwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nsonwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Njanwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Njamva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njomwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nxamba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nzemwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzamwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzamua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nsomwé | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Nsamwa
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