Bambo Surname
Approximately 48,897 people bear this surname
Bambo Surname Definition:
Bambo is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: title given to a respectable man. For example, Sir..
Bambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 42,641 | 1:639 | 139 |
| South Africa | 2,432 | 1:22,277 | 2,817 |
| Cameroon | 688 | 1:30,188 | 4,079 |
| Egypt | 641 | 1:143,426 | 11,189 |
| Philippines | 485 | 1:208,739 | 32,690 |
| Nigeria | 433 | 1:409,106 | 21,363 |
| DR Congo | 308 | 1:239,869 | 23,092 |
| Tanzania | 274 | 1:193,218 | 16,588 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Ivory Coast | 129 | 1:178,847 | 7,951 |
| Congo | 113 | 1:44,151 | 4,164 |
| United States | 104 | 1:3,485,182 | 196,218 |
| Italy | 73 | 1:837,763 | 64,881 |
| Benin | 58 | 1:178,200 | 17,490 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Zimbabwe | 39 | 1:395,852 | 35,770 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Zambia | 29 | 1:546,549 | 23,344 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Burkina Faso | 15 | 1:1,223,473 | 11,207 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Romania | 8 | 1:2,509,734 | 55,065 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
The alternate forms: Bambó (4) are calculated separately.
Bambo (4,768) may also be a first name.
Bambo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Bambo is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: title given to a respectable man. For example, Sir..
Bambo Demographics
Average Bambo Salary in
United States
$54,042 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bambo (Georgian: ბამბო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻤﺒﻮ, Hindi: बम्बो, Oriya: ବୋ, Russian: Бамбо, Tibetan: སྦོམ་བོ་) occurs in Mozambique more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Bambó. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bambo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,504th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 149,039 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Bambo are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 99,089th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 4,768 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Mozambique, where it is held by 42,641 people, or 1 in 639. Barring Mozambique this last name is found in 63 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Bambo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bambo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bambo last name rose 325 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bambo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Bambo surname is chiefly Christian (63%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Bambo last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bambo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 18.18% less than the national average, earning R 194,436 per year; in United States they earn 25.25% more than the national average, earning $54,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.21% less than the national average, earning $36,662 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bambo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bambo in the Georgian language | ||
| ბამბო | bambo | - |
| Bambo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻤﺒﻮ | bmbw | - |
| Bambo in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྦོམ་བོ་ | bomwo | - |
| Bambo in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୋ | bo | - |
| Bambo in the Hindi language | ||
| बम्बो | bambo | 83.33 |
| बंबो | bambo | 8.33 |
| बाँबो | bambo | 8.33 |
| Bambo in the Russian language | ||
| Бамбо | bambo | - |
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Footnotes
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