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
Ntamba has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ntamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ntamba is the 41,788th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 583,470 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntamba reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ntamba is also the 611,412th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 218 people.
Ntamba is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 10,480 people, or 1 in 7,050. Barring The DR Congo this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 11 percent live and Zambia, where 3 percent live.
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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