Nwambam Surname

118,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwambam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nwambam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,8931:45,5033,547

Nwambam (406) may also be a first name.

Nwambam Last Name Facts

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

Nwambam occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nwambam.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwambam? popularity and diffusion

Nwambam is the 118,137th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,871,961 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwambam are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nwambam is also the 427,982nd most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 406 people.

Nwambam is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,893 people, or 1 in 45,503. In Nigeria Nwambam is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 87 percent reside, Anambra, where 3 percent reside and Ondo, where 3 percent reside.

Nwambam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwanmbam9371/
Nwambamh931/
Nwasmbam931/
Nwanbam8692/
Nwombam864/
Nwembam861/
Nwamban861/
Mbambam7130/
Nwanban715/
Nuambang67340/
Nwanbane674/
Nwambuon671/
Nwoumbang631/
Mbamban5718/
Mbamboum5313/
Mvoembam539/
Mbammbam531/
Nboumban531/
Nuanbang531/
Mbaimbon531/

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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 Nwambam
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