Amamba Surname

523,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Amamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5481:323,25317,758
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Amamba (42) may also be a first name.

Amamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amamba (Hindi: अमंबा) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Amamba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amamba? popularity and diffusion

Amamba is the 523,789th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 11,754,106 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amamba reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amamba is also the 1,566,439th most numerous forename globally, held by 42 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 548 people, or 1 in 323,253. In Nigeria Amamba is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 63 percent reside, Rivers, where 12 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamamba92531/
Amambay9214/
Amanmba926/
Amambau924/
Amambha921/
Amambai921/
Gamamba921/
Amaemba921/
Hamaamba86683/
Amambahy8667/
Gamambai8633/
Haamamba8619/
Amatemba865/
Hamaumba861/
Hamaimba861/
Amambaya861/
Amambo83193/
Amambi83164/
Amomba83110/
Omamba8346/
Amanba8343/
Amemba8331/
Amambe8328/
Emamba8317/
Amamua833/
Amamva831/
Amamby831/
Hamatimba80285/
Amasembat8047/
Amassemba8014/
Haamaamba804/
Gamgambai801/
Amanbay771,704/
Amaambo77918/
Amanbai77315/
Hamambo77249/
Omambat77133/
Hamomba77106/
Amoumba7766/
Amanbad7710/
Ammomba779/
Amambih776/
Hemamba773/
Amoimba772/
Emambai771/
Gamambe771/
Hamambi771/
Hamambe771/
Ammanba771/
Omambas771/
Oumamba771/
Gamambi771/
Amanbaz771/
Amahmbo771/
Amaimbo771/
Amamboh771/
Amambou771/
Ammambo771/
Amamvat771/
Haamatimba751/
Hamaimbo711,222/
Hamaambo71660/
Amatimbi71404/
Hamoomba71334/
Haamambo7124/
Amatembi7121/
Amatembe719/
Haimambi713/
Haamomba712/
Amasimbi712/
Hemambha711/
Gamambou711/
Amaynbay711/
Hameemba711/
Hamaumbe711/
Gammambe711/
Ammaambo711/
Amombo671,713/
Emambo67596/
Omambo67208/
Amombi67113/
Omambi6768/
Omemba6755/
Amanwa6754/
Omambe6743/
Amanbe6716/
Amanua6714/
Ememba6713/
Aytmambet6710/
Amombe6710/
Gamanbhai677/
Amanbi674/
Amamuo673/
Haamaambo672/
Amanbo672/
Haamoomba671/
Hamasimbi671/
Hammaambo671/
Omomba671/
Amassembe671/
Amonba671/
Asmanbaha671/

Amamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amamba in the Hindi language
अमंबाamamba-

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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 Amamba
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