Nwamba Surname
Approximately 1,949 people bear this surname
Nwamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,595 | 1:111,061 | 7,394 |
| South Africa | 227 | 1:238,668 | 24,509 |
| Cameroon | 101 | 1:205,634 | 21,118 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nwamba (63) may also be a first name.
Nwamba Demographics
Average Nwamba Salary in
United States
$51,425 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nwamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwamba is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 211,545th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,739,121 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nwamba live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwamba is also the 1,234,572nd most frequent forename on earth It is held by 63 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,595 people, or 1 in 111,061. In Nigeria Nwamba is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 31 percent live, Enugu, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
Nwamba Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Nwamba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.98% less than the national average, earning R 152,124 per year and in United States they earn 19.18% more than the national average, earning $51,425 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwambah | 92 | 29 | / |
| Nwanmba | 92 | 5 | / |
| Nnwamba | 92 | 3 | / |
| N'Wamba | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nwambai | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nwamnba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwambaj | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nwahamba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nwambe | 83 | 1,331 | / |
| Nwambo | 83 | 449 | / |
| Nwanba | 83 | 128 | / |
| Nuamba | 83 | 29 | / |
| Nwomba | 83 | 26 | / |
| Nwemba | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nwambi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nbamba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nvamba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwachimba | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nwambie | 77 | 48 | / |
| Nwanmbe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nwambeh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nwambgo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nwannba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nwammbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Vamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nhwambi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwuambe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuhamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwatimbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwatembi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwambieh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nwanmbeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbamba | 67 | 18,648 | / |
| Mvamba | 67 | 1,162 | / |
| Nvemba | 67 | 134 | / |
| Nwanbe | 67 | 126 | / |
| Nwanbo | 67 | 59 | / |
| Nwonba | 67 | 31 | / |
| Nuambo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Nwombo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nwembo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nvambi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nbomba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nbambo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwanbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nvambe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nwamba
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis