Zambwa Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Zambwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 179 | 1:989,624 | 41,927 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Zambwa (39) may also be a first name.
Zambwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zambwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zambwa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zambwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,252,959th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. Zambwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zambwa live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zambwa is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 39 people.
The last name Zambwa is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 989,624. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 93 percent are found, Borno, where 4 percent are found and Delta, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dzambwa | 92 | 55 | / |
| Dzammbwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sambwa | 83 | 4,167 | / |
| Jambwa | 83 | 1,404 | / |
| Zambwe | 83 | 1,266 | / |
| Zambua | 83 | 62 | / |
| Zembwa | 83 | 55 | / |
| Zambwi | 83 | 35 | / |
| Cambwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chambwa | 77 | 1,339 | / |
| Tsambwa | 77 | 181 | / |
| Zhombwa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Dzembwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaambwa | 71 | 3,484 | / |
| Tshambwa | 71 | 34 | / |
| Chaumbwa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chambwaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chambwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchambwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chhambwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambwe | 67 | 7,478 | / |
| Cambua | 67 | 545 | / |
| Sambua | 67 | 267 | / |
| Sembwa | 67 | 192 | / |
| Zombwe | 67 | 141 | / |
| Sampwa | 67 | 51 | / |
| Sombwa | 67 | 42 | / |
| Jambwi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jambua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zembua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jambwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zambui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jombwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanbwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaammbwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cambwe | 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 Zambwa
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