Dambo Surname

66,682nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Dambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,6401:6,485933
Niger1,3391:14,333977
Nigeria1,2621:140,3679,014
Benin4361:23,7063,186
France3961:167,73426,106
Ivory Coast3761:61,3603,592
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Zimbabwe1461:105,74114,710
Indonesia1371:965,32371,212
Uganda961:406,65925,271
Papua New Guinea791:103,21213,927
Philippines711:1,425,890102,315
Norway471:109,41014,618
Zambia411:386,58319,508
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
Angola361:749,7002,649
Denmark271:209,06416,975
India251:30,682,615377,978
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Liberia91:489,83723,279
England51:11,143,612252,590
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Palau11:21,643223
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dambo (1,460) may also be a first name.

Dambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dambo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻣﺒﻮ, Hindi: दम्बो, Oriya: ଦାୋ, Russian: Дамбо) is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dambo? popularity and diffusion

Dambo is the 66,682nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 975,053 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Dambo live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Dambo is also the 204,006th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 1,460 people.

The last name Dambo is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,640 people, or 1 in 6,485. Aside from Malawi this last name exists in 50 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.

Dambo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dambo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dambo last name expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dambo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dambo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.9% less than the national average, earning 291,062 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 91.9% less than the national average, earning R 19,248 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dambou91444/
Dhambo91174/
Damboa9194/
Dambos9136/
Dambot9129/
Damboi9126/
Damboy9125/
Dasmbo919/
Daumbo914/
Daambo913/
Daimbo912/
Dambgo911/
Ddambo911/
Dambop911/
Dambod911/
Damboz911/
Daimboa8350/
Deamboy8344/
Dasembo8335/
Dambhoy8323/
Dambois8317/
Dammbou831/
Dammboa831/
Damba8037,595/
Dembo8019,536/
Dombo8017,322/
Danbo80461/
Damwo8014/
Daimboot7746/
Dassimbo771/
Dambouch771/
Doumbo7313,003/
Ddamba732,270/
Dombou73729/
Dhombo73545/
Dambaa73469/
Dhamba73391/
Dombos73268/
Danboi73156/
Daimba73136/
Danboy73132/
Dambha7373/
Dambas7370/
Danbou7367/
Dambat7351/
Damuos7336/
Deamba7334/
Domboy7329/
Dambau7321/
Domboh7318/
Dhembo7317/
Daamba7315/
Dambah7314/
Domboš738/
Dambaz737/
Deimbo733/
Danbos733/
Danboz733/
Dgombo732/
Danboo732/
Duombo732/
Demmbo732/
Dombgo731/
Dambad731/
Demboh731/
Dombot731/
Domboş731/
Dahmba731/
Danmba731/
Dambap731/
Daemba731/
Danbho731/
D'Amba731/
Dannbo731/
Dasmbooyi711/
Dambach672,057/
Doumbou67407/
Dombois6733/
Dasimba6730/
Doumbos6720/
Deumbou6720/
Dambath6718/
Dambahe6711/
Dambass6711/
Dambeau678/
Dahamba675/
Doombos673/
Dhambad673/
Danbous673/
Dambhad672/
Dhambat672/
Danbouh672/
Donmbou672/
Dombuoe671/
Daambaa671/
Daanboy671/
Doumboa671/
Deamuoh671/
Dahmmuo671/
Datinbo671/
Dasenbo671/
Dombouh671/
Datimba671/
Ddaamba671/
Ddambaz671/
Dambaah671/
Damouha671/
Dammbaz671/
Danboos671/
Dgomboy671/
Doumboy671/
Danbout671/
Datemba671/
Damwood670/

Dambo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dambo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﻣﺒﻮdambw-
Dambo in the Hindi language
दम्बोdambo-
Dambo in the Oriya language
ଦାୋdao-
Dambo in the Russian language
Дамбоdambo-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dambo
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