Nsomba Surname
Approximately 2,197 people bear this surname
Nsomba Surname Definition:
Nsomba is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: fish (noun).
Nsomba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 985 | 1:75,005 | 8,732 |
| Malawi | 915 | 1:18,709 | 2,930 |
| Tanzania | 203 | 1:260,796 | 20,874 |
| Cameroon | 42 | 1:494,502 | 40,134 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nsomba (46) may also be a first name.
Nsomba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nsomba is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: fish (noun).
Nsomba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nsomba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nsomba has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nsomba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 191,772nd most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,317,044 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsomba reside; 47 percent reside in Central Africa and 47 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nsomba is also the 1,484,914th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 46 people.
This surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 985 people, or 1 in 75,005. Without taking into account The DR Congo it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 42 percent reside and Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.
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Footnotes
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