Nthamba Surname

680,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nthamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nthamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4331:106,6519,185
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nthamba (71) may also be a first name.

Nthamba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nthamba Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nthamba is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nthamba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nthamba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 680,882nd most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 16,676,306 people. The last name Nthamba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nthamba reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 71 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 433 people, or 1 in 106,651. In Kenya Nthamba is primarily concentrated in: Machakos County, where 71 percent are found, Makueni County, where 14 percent are found and Embu County, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Nthamba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nthamba last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntahamba93130/
Ntamba9212,490/
Nthambi864,723/
Nthambo86690/
Nthemba86433/
Nthambe867/
Nthomba865/
N'Tamba865/
Ntaumba862/
Ntatmba861/
Ntambat861/
Ntasimba80150/
Nthoumba808/
Nthambii804/
Ntambo7715,799/
Ntambi7710,747/
Ntomba77732/
Ntemba77423/
Ntambe77184/
Ntamwa775/
Ntanba774/
Ntausimba75150/
Ntoumba711,184/
Nthombo7124/
Ntambie7123/
Ntambou7114/
N'Tambi7110/
N'Temba716/
Ntambee714/
N'Tomba714/
Nthembo713/
Nntambo712/
Nthombe712/
Ntaambi712/
Ntuimba712/
Ntombah711/
Nthomby711/
Nntomba711/
N'Tanba711/
N'Tambo711/
N'Tambe711/
Ntaambo711/
Ntambit711/
Ntambih711/
Ntasimwa67670/
Ntoumbah671/

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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
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  • 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 Nthamba
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