Ntamba Surname

41,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Ntamba Surname Definition:

Ntamba is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: potatoes.

Ntamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo10,4801:7,050867
Congo1,4341:3,479566
Zambia3301:48,0304,567
Botswana991:22,0904,408
Uganda811:481,96628,034
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
France151:4,428,181244,602
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nthamba92437/
N'Tamba925/
Ntaumba922/
Ntatmba921/
Ntambat921/
Ntasimba86150/
Ntahamba86130/
Ntambo8315,799/
Ntambi8310,747/
Ntomba83732/
Ntemba83423/
Ntambe83184/
Ntamwa835/
Ntanba834/
Ntausimba80150/
Nthambi774,723/
Ntoumba771,184/
Nthambo77690/
Nthemba77433/
Ntambie7723/
Ntambou7714/
N'Tambi7710/
Nthambe777/
N'Temba776/
Nthomba775/
N'Tomba774/
Ntambee774/
Ntaambi772/
Nntambo772/
Ntuimba772/
N'Tambe771/
N'Tambo771/
N'Tanba771/
Nntomba771/
Ntombah771/
Ntambit771/
Ntombha771/
Ntambih771/
Ntaambo771/
Ntasimwa71670/
Nthoumba718/
Nthambii714/
Ntoumbah711/
Ntombo673,923/
Ntombe671,425/
Ntembo671,173/
Ntanwa67660/
Ntombi67539/
Ntanbo672/
Ntomby672/
Ntanbe671/
Ntonba671/

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