Bamba Surname
Approximately 408,294 people bear this surname
Bamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 294,387 | 1:78 | 14 |
| Mali | 40,786 | 1:416 | 64 |
| Guinea | 25,110 | 1:471 | 63 |
| Angola | 9,268 | 1:2,912 | 462 |
| DR Congo | 7,983 | 1:9,255 | 1,140 |
| Burkina Faso | 7,901 | 1:2,323 | 324 |
| Philippines | 4,662 | 1:21,716 | 2,769 |
| Ghana | 2,494 | 1:10,834 | 1,450 |
| France | 1,806 | 1:36,779 | 4,523 |
| Togo | 1,680 | 1:4,314 | 763 |
| Indonesia | 1,439 | 1:91,904 | 9,601 |
| India | 1,317 | 1:582,434 | 28,303 |
| United States | 973 | 1:372,517 | 33,011 |
| Morocco | 920 | 1:37,474 | 6,047 |
| Tanzania | 772 | 1:68,577 | 7,232 |
| Senegal | 707 | 1:20,621 | 530 |
| Gabon | 657 | 1:2,875 | 504 |
| Liberia | 648 | 1:6,803 | 806 |
| Ecuador | 472 | 1:33,699 | 3,917 |
| Argentina | 447 | 1:95,623 | 8,055 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Mauritania | 309 | 1:13,252 | 1,270 |
| Guam | 301 | 1:532 | 74 |
| Cameroon | 297 | 1:69,930 | 8,781 |
| Congo | 218 | 1:22,886 | 2,542 |
| Spain | 214 | 1:218,467 | 14,619 |
| Japan | 191 | 1:669,342 | 16,671 |
| Zimbabwe | 187 | 1:82,557 | 12,049 |
| Nigeria | 176 | 1:1,006,493 | 42,496 |
| South Africa | 155 | 1:349,534 | 32,108 |
| England | 147 | 1:379,034 | 26,619 |
| Niger | 139 | 1:138,072 | 5,185 |
| Canada | 131 | 1:281,264 | 26,302 |
| Belgium | 128 | 1:89,818 | 13,955 |
| Brazil | 70 | 1:3,058,205 | 88,974 |
| Botswana | 66 | 1:33,135 | 6,513 |
| Italy | 51 | 1:1,199,151 | 74,752 |
| Zambia | 50 | 1:316,998 | 17,478 |
| Germany | 47 | 1:1,712,882 | 99,068 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Colombia | 42 | 1:1,137,478 | 9,713 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 22 | 1:2,481 | 276 |
| Taiwan | 21 | 1:1,116,416 | 7,706 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Guatemala | 13 | 1:1,237,128 | 5,444 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 9 | 1:192,002 | 129 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Bamba (65,889) may also be a first name.
Bamba Demographics
Average Male Bamba Height
172.79 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bamba (Arabic: بامبا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻤﺐ, Hindi: बम्बा, Marathi: बंबा, Oriya: ବ, Russian: Бамба) occurs more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bamba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,325th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 17,849 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Bamba live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Mande Africa. It is also the 14,630th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 65,889 people.
Bamba is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 294,387 people, or 1 in 78. In The Ivory Coast it is most frequent in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 20 percent reside, Woroba District, where 20 percent reside and Montagnes District, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 108 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 10 percent reside and Guinea, where 6 percent reside.
Bamba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bamba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bamba last name expanded 97,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bamba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Buddhist (50%) in Russia and Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
In The United States Bamba are 38.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.27% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bamba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.6% less than the national average, earning R 100,764 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.86% less than the national average, earning $20,918,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.6% less than the national average, earning $42,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.47% less than the national average, earning $35,540 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bamba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bamba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻤﺐ | bmb | 84.31 |
| ﺑﻤﺒﻪ | bmbh | 9.26 |
| ﺑﺎﻣﺒﺎ | bamba | 2.82 |
| ﺑﻤﺒﺎ | bmba | 1.21 |
| ﺑﺎﻣﺒﻰ | bamby | 0.2 |
| ﺑﺎﻣﺒﻪ | bambh | 0.2 |
| ﺑﺎﻣﺐ | bamb | 0.2 |
| ﺑﻨﻤﺐ | bnmb | 0.2 |
| Bamba in the Marathi language | ||
| बंबा | bamba | 76.92 |
| बंब | bamba | 20.51 |
| बांबा | bamba | 2.56 |
| Bamba in the Hindi language | ||
| बम्बा | bamba | 76.5 |
| बाम्बा | bamba | 22.25 |
| बंबा | bamba | 0.75 |
| बाम्ब | bamba | 0.25 |
| बाँबा | bamba | 0.25 |
| Bamba in the Oriya language | ||
| ବ | ba | 40 |
| ବାା | baa | 20 |
| ବା | ba | 20 |
| ଗମା | gama | 10 |
| ଭୂୟଁା | bhuyama | 10 |
| Bamba in the Russian language | ||
| Бамба | bamba | - |
| Bamba in the Arabic language | ||
| بامبا | bamba | - |
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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 Bamba
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