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Where Does The Last Name Amba Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Amba (Bengali: অম্বা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻣﺒﻪ, Hindi: अम्बा, Marathi: अंबा, Oriya: େବୱା, Russian: Амба) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amba? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Amba is the 16,323^rd most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 214,050 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Amba reside; 59 percent reside in Central Africa and 58 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 22,889^th most prevalent given name on earth, held by 38,616 people.

This last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 17,013 people, or 1 in 4,343. Beside The DR Congo this surname occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 12 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.

Amba Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Amba has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amba Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Amba last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Amba last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% being registered with the political party.

Amba earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.34% less than the national average, earning $39,121 USD per year.