Alamba Surname

161,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Congo

Alamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,0241:87,5216,120
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Cameroon2201:94,40511,260
Congo841:59,3945,297
Philippines501:2,024,764119,725
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
India51:153,413,076951,030
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Alamba (463) may also be a first name.

Alamba Last Name Facts

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

Alamba (Bengali: আলমভ্য, Hindi: अलम्बा, Marathi: ओलंबा, Oriya: ଆଲ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alamba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 161,998th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,713,159 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Alamba are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alamba is also the 396,209th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 463 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,024 people, or 1 in 87,521. In Nigeria Alamba is most frequent in: Plateau, where 69 percent are found, Abia, where 12 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.

Alamba Last Name Statistics demography

Alamba earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.57% more than the national average, earning $64,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galamba921,186/
Halamba92407/
Alambat92228/
Aulamba92146/
Alambay92123/
Alambas9228/
Allamba9216/
Alambaz928/
Alambai925/
Aliamba925/
Alambah924/
Alhamba922/
Algamba921/
Alamboa921/
Aalamba921/
Galyamba8656/
Haulamba8639/
Allambai8612/
Aslambas862/
Gailamba861/
Alambhas861/
Galgamba861/
Galambau861/
Halambai861/
Alomba832,446/
Alemba831,721/
Elamba831,435/
Olamba83852/
Alambo83476/
Alambi83280/
Alambe83206/
Alanba8315/
Alamua837/
Alamby832/
Alamva831/
Aliambath801/
Alyambath801/
Alanbay771,520/
Halemba77866/
Allamby77653/
Alombah77243/
Aloumba7757/
Alembea7748/
Halambi7739/
Galomba7735/
Helamba7733/
Galambi7728/
Halambe7727/
Alamwad7727/
Alambee7721/
Alombea7721/
Alhambi7717/
Olambay7715/
Alambey7712/
Galambo779/
Allambi779/
Halomba779/
Allambe777/
Alambou776/
Alanbai774/
Golamba774/
Alamber774/
Aliambi774/
Aslamva774/
Holamba773/
Allomba772/
Alambis772/
Alanbat772/
Aliambo772/
Galambe772/
Aloemba771/
Alambie771/
Alambei771/
Halambo771/
Galanba771/
Algambo771/
Alambhe771/
Aleambe771/
Aleambi771/
Alembah771/
Alambes771/
Ealanba771/
Aslanbay711,106/
Aslanbaş71941/
Alhamwah71239/
Alambets7139/
Alianbas7117/
Aleambeh7117/
Aslanbas7114/
Allambie7113/
Allambey7112/
Halombau7110/
Gallambo719/
Alloumba719/
Alhgambo717/
Allanbga715/
Aalamwad714/
Aallamby713/
Allamwad713/
Ellambai713/
Halamber712/
Alambeer712/
Alanbass712/
Alambich712/
Alhamway712/
Healambe711/
Galambiy711/
Golambaj711/
Allambee711/
Alambeis711/
Oulambah711/
Aloumbai711/
Allanbai711/
Algoumba711/
Alambeys711/
Galambou711/
Goliamba711/
Alambeth711/
Hallamby710/
Alanbach710/
Elambo676,342/
Elemba672,497/
Alombo671,408/
Elomba671,088/
Alembo671,013/
Olambo67998/
Olambe67883/
Alombe67846/
Olemba67805/
Alombi67241/
Olomba67159/
Halambosh6735/
Olambi6718/
Alanbo679/
Alanbi678/
Alanby676/
Gallambou674/
Halambets674/
Alonba673/
Elanba673/
Alanva672/
Alanwa672/
Olanba671/
Gallyamva671/
Alaamuhad671/
Alanbe671/
Olamwa671/
Halęba671/
Ahalambou671/
Allanbaha671/
Alamboush671/
Aleembhai671/
Alhambouz671/
Holambash671/

Alamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alamba in the Bengali language
আলমভ্যalamabhya-
Alamba in the Hindi language
अलम्बाalamba-
Alamba in the Oriya language
ଆଲala-
Alamba in the Marathi language
ओलंबाolamba66.67
अलंबाalamba33.33

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