Ntamba Surname
Approximately 12,490 people bear this surname
Ntamba Surname Definition:
Ntamba is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: potatoes.
Ntamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 10,480 | 1:7,050 | 867 |
| Congo | 1,434 | 1:3,479 | 566 |
| Zambia | 330 | 1:48,030 | 4,567 |
| Botswana | 99 | 1:22,090 | 4,408 |
| Uganda | 81 | 1:481,966 | 28,034 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Ntamba (218) may also be a first name.
Ntamba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ntamba is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: potatoes.
Ntamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ntamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ntamba is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ntamba.
How Common Is The Last Name Ntamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 41,788th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 583,470 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntamba reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 611,412th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 218 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 10,480 people, or 1 in 7,050. Not including The DR Congo it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 11 percent reside and Zambia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nthamba | 92 | 437 | / |
| N'Tamba | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ntaumba | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ntatmba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ntambat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ntasimba | 86 | 150 | / |
| Ntahamba | 86 | 130 | / |
| Ntambo | 83 | 15,799 | / |
| Ntambi | 83 | 10,747 | / |
| Ntomba | 83 | 732 | / |
| Ntemba | 83 | 423 | / |
| Ntambe | 83 | 184 | / |
| Ntamwa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ntanba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ntausimba | 80 | 150 | / |
| Nthambi | 77 | 4,723 | / |
| Ntoumba | 77 | 1,184 | / |
| Nthambo | 77 | 690 | / |
| Nthemba | 77 | 433 | / |
| Ntambie | 77 | 23 | / |
| Ntambou | 77 | 14 | / |
| N'Tambi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nthambe | 77 | 7 | / |
| N'Temba | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nthomba | 77 | 5 | / |
| N'Tomba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ntambee | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ntaambi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nntambo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ntuimba | 77 | 2 | / |
| N'Tambe | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Tambo | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Tanba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nntomba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntombah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntambit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntombha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntambih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntaambo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntasimwa | 71 | 670 | / |
| Nthoumba | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nthambii | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ntoumbah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ntombo | 67 | 3,923 | / |
| Ntombe | 67 | 1,425 | / |
| Ntembo | 67 | 1,173 | / |
| Ntanwa | 67 | 660 | / |
| Ntombi | 67 | 539 | / |
| Ntanbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ntomby | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ntanbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntonba | 67 | 1 | / |
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