Bamb Surname

221,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Bamb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bamb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,4891:515,15525,769
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Cameroon651:319,52429,358
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bamb (337) may also be a first name.

Bamb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bamb (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻤﺐ, Hindi: बम्ब, Marathi: बंब, Russian: Бамб) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Bamb click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bamb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 221,768th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,962,776 people. The last name Bamb occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Bamb are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 476,238th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 337 people.

The last name Bamb is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 1,489 people, or 1 in 515,155. In India Bamb is most common in: Maharashtra, where 87 percent live, Rajasthan, where 10 percent live and Karnataka, where 1 percent live. Beside India Bamb occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 7 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Bamb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bamb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bamb surname expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bambh893,316/
Bammb8927/
Bhamb8917/
Baumb8911/
Bambs893/
Baimb891/
Bhambh80156/
Batemb8011/
Bambch801/
Bajmbs801/
Bhambs801/
Bammbh801/
Wamb75375/
Bemb75281/
Bomb75255/
Banb7597/
Vamb755/
Bamp753/
Bamf753/
Bamv752/
Uamb751/
Bahambs73207/
Bambova7373/
Bambová732/
Bambowa731/
Beauhmb731/
Batesmb731/
Batemnb731/
Bamps671,050/
Bampe67490/
Bhanb67108/
Waimb6785/
Hvamb6773/
Baamf6750/
Mpamb6736/
Baump6725/
Banbh6725/
Bhamp678/
Bombs678/
Bhomb676/
Bahambsh673/
Beumb673/
Beanb672/
Baumbhch671/
Buimb671/
Boumb671/
Bombd671/
Beamf671/
Baunb671/
Baimp671/
Wambd671/
Vambh671/
Vaimb671/
Weamb671/
Beimb671/
Wambz671/
Boomb671/
Baumw670/

Bamb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bamb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻤﺐbmb-
Bamb in the Marathi language
बंबbamba98.37
बबbaba1.05
बाँबbamba0.47
बांबbamba0.12
Bamb in the Hindi language
बम्बbamba97.05
बंबbamba2.53
बाम्बbamba0.42
Bamb in the Russian language
Бамбbamb-

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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
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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 Bamb
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