Bambah Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Bambah Surname User-submission:

According to a book written by a British Civil servant called "Indian Castes and Tribes", Bambah was the name of a tribe which came from Bamiyan in Afghanistan. Bamba in Japanese means wooden snow shovel.

Bambah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India191:40,371,862445,856
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Bambah (56) may also be a first name.

Bambah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

According to a book written by a British Civil servant called "Indian Castes and Tribes", Bambah was the name of a tribe which came from Bamiyan in Afghanistan. Bamba in Japanese means wooden snow shovel.

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Bambah Last Name Facts

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

Bambah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻣﺒﺢ, Hindi: बाम्बा) is most common in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bambah.

How Common Is The Last Name Bambah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. Bambah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 48 percent of Bambah live; 31 percent live in South Asia and 31 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Bambah is also the 1,321,957th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 56 people.

The last name Bambah is most common in India, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 40,371,862. In India it is most frequent in: Delhi, where 37 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 16 percent are found and Chandigarh, where 5 percent are found. Not including India it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 15 percent are found and Qatar, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bambach922,268/
Bambhah923/
Baumbah921/
Bambash921/
Bambath921/
Bamba91408,294/
Baumbach869,583/
Bambacht86387/
Bhambhah867/
Bambauch861/
Baumbash860/
Baimba835,457/
Baumba83586/
Bambas83523/
Bambai83352/
Bamboa83337/
Baamba83285/
Bambha83205/
Bembah83164/
Bambat83136/
Bhamba83120/
Bambau8380/
Baemba8348/
Bamboh8339/
Bambay8334/
Bambea8327/
Bambap8325/
Bambad8322/
Beamba8322/
Bambho8312/
Bombah8310/
Bahmba839/
Banbah834/
Bammba833/
Bambaa833/
Hbamba831/
Batmba831/
Baumbauch804/
Bombach77779/
Bahamba77366/
Bahumba77189/
Bhambad77151/
Baumbad77100/
Bhambha7734/
Bhambho7731/
Bhambat7723/
Baembea7721/
Baimbai7719/
Baimboh7718/
Bombash7716/
Bhambay7713/
Baymbay776/
Bambhai776/
Beambai774/
Bambooa774/
Bambhat773/
Bambhaj773/
Bambhas773/
Bambhot772/
Bambaut772/
Mpambah771/
Bhambai771/
Baambai771/
Baimbay771/
Boumbah771/
Bajmboh771/
Bambhay771/
Bambooh771/
Baumbas770/
Bhambhahas753/
Bambo7348,897/
Bomba7328,558/
Bemba7312,066/
Vamba73791/
Bambó734/
Bamva733/
Bohmbach71316/
Bombatch7145/
Bombahay7140/
Baumbast7126/
Bhambhat7116/
Beimbach718/
Bhambhad713/
Bhambhaj713/
Boumbath712/
Boumbach711/
Bambeich711/
Boimbash711/
Bhambhau711/
Bhambhot711/
Bambhaip711/
B'Ombath711/
Bombauch710/
Boumba677,065/
Mpamba674,089/
Bombay671,818/
Baembo67624/
Bombai67553/
Bambot67509/
Boomba67441/
Bamboo67434/
Boemba67433/
Bambou67412/
Bombas67316/
Bombaj67257/
Bambey67233/
Bamboi67225/
Baimbo67160/
Bembea67147/
Bombač67128/
Bhomba67118/
Bomboa67110/
Bombea6793/
Buimba6791/
Bombat6786/
Bombau6782/
Bombad6766/
Bombaa6765/
Bambei6762/
Bomboh6745/
Bhambo6739/
Vambai6733/
Banboh6728/
Buomba6727/
Bambos6720/
Bembai6719/
Bhemba6717/
Bembay6716/
Bamboj6714/
Bambod6711/
Bamboy6710/
Vaimba677/
Vambea674/
Beemba674/
Bambeu672/
Boumbauth671/
Vhamba671/
Beimba671/
Basmbo671/
Bombaz671/
Npamba671/
Vaamba671/
Bemboh671/
Bommba671/
Boimba671/
Bombho671/
Bosmba671/
Boymba671/
Bgambo671/
Beambo671/
Bamvai671/
Bambuo671/
Baambo671/
Hbambo671/

Bambah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bambah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﻣﺒﺢbambh-
Bambah in the Hindi language
बाम्बाbamba50
बाम्बहbambaha50

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