Bambo Surname

11,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique42,6411:639139
South Africa2,4321:22,2772,817
Cameroon6881:30,1884,079
Egypt6411:143,42611,189
Philippines4851:208,73932,690
Nigeria4331:409,10621,363
DR Congo3081:239,86923,092
Tanzania2741:193,21816,588
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Ivory Coast1291:178,8477,951
Congo1131:44,1514,164
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Italy731:837,76364,881
Benin581:178,20017,490
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Zambia291:546,54923,344
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Burkina Faso151:1,223,47311,207
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
England121:4,643,172139,951
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

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..

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bambó934/
Baembo91624/
Bambot91509/
Bamboo91434/
Bambou91412/
Bamboa91337/
Bamboi91225/
Baimbo91160/
Bhambo9139/
Bamboh9139/
Bambos9120/
Bamboj9114/
Bambho9112/
Bambod9111/
Bamboy9110/
Banmbo912/
Basmbo911/
Bgambo911/
Beambo911/
Bambuo911/
Baambo911/
Hbambo911/
Bamboux831,020/
Bhamboo83123/
Batembo8377/
Basembo8351/
Bambous8346/
Bhambho8331/
Bainmbo8322/
Baimboh8318/
Batimbo835/
Bambois834/
Bambooa834/
Bambhot832/
Bhambod832/
Bambost832/
Bhambot831/
Bajmboh831/
Bahmbot831/
Batmbou831/
Basimbo831/
Bambooh831/
Bambout831/
Bamba80408,294/
Bombo8018,403/
Wambo803,962/
Bembo801,940/
Vambo80481/
Bamvo80126/
Banbo8091/
Bamwo8046/
Bamuo801/
Bassimbo77382/
Bainmboh773/
Bhanmbho771/
Bhambhot771/
Bammbous771/
Baumbout770/
Wamboi737,223/
Huambo735,474/
Baimba735,457/
Boombo735,289/
Bomboi73946/
Bombou73867/
Bomboy73733/
Waimbo73610/
Mpambo73601/
Baumba73586/
Bambas73523/
Bomboo73348/
Boimbo73294/
Baamba73285/
Bambha73205/
Bambat73136/
Bhamba73120/
Bombos73117/
Bomboa73110/
Wambou73101/
Bainbo7394/
Bemboi7389/
Bemboy7384/
Bombot7382/
Bambau7380/
Vamboi7363/
Bambah7362/
Baemba7348/
Bomboh7345/
Bomboz7345/
Bhanbo7344/
Banboh7328/
Bambap7325/
Wanmbo7324/
Hwambo7324/
Bambad7322/
Banbho7322/
Beamba7322/
Vambou7321/
Weambo7320/
Bomboš7319/
Banboo7316/
Banbou7311/
Bahmba739/
Boumbo738/
Wamboo738/
Bhombo737/
Whambo735/
Wamboh735/
Bosmbo734/
Vwambo734/
Banbos733/
Bammba733/
Bambaa733/
Buombo733/
Banboj733/
Banboy732/
Wamboy732/
Bamvou732/
Bambeu732/
Banbod732/
Banbot731/
Batnbo731/
Hbamba731/
Hvambo731/
Npambo731/
Vgambo731/
Vamboh731/
Wambos731/
Beimbo731/
Bemboh731/
Boembo731/
Bombho731/
Bomboí731/
Batmba731/
Vamboo731/
Buimbo731/
Basssimbo711/
Bahamboos711/
Bambach672,268/
Mpambou671,179/
Bosembo67720/
Bhanbho67695/
Basimba67674/
Bahamba67366/
Boumbou67363/
Mphambo67337/
Botembo67250/
Basemba67209/
Bahumba67189/
Bhambad67151/
Bombois67131/
Baumbad67100/
Batimba6781/
Batemba6774/
Bhambha6734/
Wasimbo6727/
Bhambat6723/
Bombosz6715/
Huambos6714/
Huamboy6711/
Wambout674/
Banbhoo674/
Bainboh674/
Bombosh674/
Bambhah673/
Bambhat673/
Bomboha673/
Bombost673/
Bainbuo673/
Bambhas673/
Wainmbo672/
Bambaut672/
Wamboha672/
Waimbou672/
Botimbo672/
Bomboch671/
Bombooa671/
Wamboid671/
Wambott671/
Vaimbou671/
Watimbo671/
Wasembo671/
Wanmboi671/
Wanmbou671/
Wahmboh671/
Guhambo671/
Beimboi671/
Bonmbou671/
Bohumbo671/
Bahamboush671/
Bahanbo671/
Bahnbho671/
Bainbou671/
Basemwo671/
Baumbah671/
Banbooa671/
Bambash671/
Bambath671/
Bamouha671/
Bacemba671/
Baanbou671/
Nphambo671/
Waimboi671/
Baumbas670/

Bambo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bambo in the Georgian language
ბამბოbambo-
Bambo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻤﺒﻮbmbw-
Bambo in the Tibetan language
སྦོམ་བོ་bomwo-
Bambo in the Oriya language
ବୋbo-
Bambo in the Hindi language
बम्बोbambo83.33
बंबोbambo8.33
बाँबोbambo8.33
Bambo in the Russian language
Бамбоbambo-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Bambo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis