Nyingambe Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nyingambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyingambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1131:345,48022,807
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Nyingambe Last Name Facts

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

Nyingambe is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyingambe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyingambe is the 1,683,218th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyingambe reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Nyingambe is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 345,480. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Masindi District, where 33 percent are found, Zombo District, where 21 percent are found and Nebbi District, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Uganda Nyingambe occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyigambe949/
Nyingamba891/
Njinambe821/
Nyigamba821/
Njigambe821/
Nyengombe7821/
Nyengamba781/
Nienamber781/
Njingoumbe74221/
Nyinahamba741/
Nyesingomwe702/
Njigoumbe6719/
Gneneambe671/
Nyinoombi671/
Nyinganwa671/
Nyagawe631/
Gnegombe591/
Njengombi561/
Nyagawa5011,921/
Nyagewa502/

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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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  • 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 Nyingambe
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