Dhamba Surname
Approximately 391 people bear this surname
Dhamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 227 | 1:68,010 | 10,190 |
| India | 145 | 1:5,290,106 | 129,949 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Dhamba (17) may also be a first name.
Dhamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dhamba (Hindi: धंबा, Marathi: धंबा, Oriya: ଢ) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 738,530th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Dhamba reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most common forename internationally. It is borne by 17 people.
The surname Dhamba is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 68,010. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 21 percent live, Midlands Province, where 18 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 15 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 37 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dhamba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhamba in the Hindi language | ||
| धंबा | dhamba | - |
| Dhamba in the Marathi language | ||
| धंबा | dhamba | 97.01 |
| धांबा | dhamba | 0.85 |
| धबा | dhaba | 0.85 |
| डंबे | dambe | 0.85 |
| धम | dhama | 0.43 |
| Dhamba in the Oriya language | ||
| ଢ | dha | 75 |
| ଢା | dha | 25 |
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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
- 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 Dhamba
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