Famba Surname

97,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Famba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Famba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,3661:21,9492,774
Uganda9711:40,2055,133
Zimbabwe3301:46,7837,181
Cameroon781:266,27025,687
Ivory Coast251:922,84923,346
Senegal181:809,9632,817
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268

Famba (689) may also be a first name.

Famba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Famba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻣﺒﺎ) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Famba? popularity and diffusion

Famba is the 97,725th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,501,039 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Famba live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 315,065th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 689 people.

This last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 3,366 people, or 1 in 21,949. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside.

Famba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Famba surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fambai91214/
Fambea9114/
Fambah9112/
Faamba918/
Faimba913/
Fambaa911/
Famboa911/
Fatmba911/
Fambaj911/
Feamba911/
Fambach83103/
Fambaya8356/
Fasimba831/
Fambeau831/
Fomba8074,821/
Fambo805,872/
Fambe802,889/
Fambi801,485/
Vamba80791/
Femba80318/
Famby8085/
Fanba8011/
Famwa802/
Famua801/
Famva801/
Fathymba771/
Feumba731,314/
Phamba73580/
Fombah73478/
Fambou73335/
Foumba73262/
Faumbe73109/
Famber7376/
Fambeu7376/
Fombat7369/
Vambai7333/
Fambio7328/
Fombad7319/
Pfemba7318/
Fombai7312/
Vambah7311/
Fahmbe7310/
Fonmba7310/
Vaimba737/
Faambe737/
Pfambi736/
Ffambe735/
Fohmba735/
Vaemba734/
Vambea734/
Famboy733/
Fombau733/
Fambeh732/
Fombay732/
Faimbe732/
Fanbai732/
Vhamba731/
Fombas731/
Fanbah731/
Vaamba731/
Fammbo731/
Fanbat731/
Faimbi731/
Feimba731/
Fombap731/
Faambi731/
Fgambo731/
Faumwa731/
Fanbad731/
Fambie730/
Fambes730/
Fatembo6738/
Foumbea6718/
Fahambe6711/
Fatimbo679/
Fatimbi676/
Foumbai676/
Fasimbo675/
Fatembi675/
Fonmbah674/
Fahmwai673/
Foumbah672/
Fatmmua671/
Fatmwad671/
Fambieh671/
Fausmbe671/
Veambea671/
Fambuis671/
Fanbais671/
Fanbash671/
Faimbou671/
Fahmbeh671/
Fatimbe671/
Fombahe671/
Fombeah671/
Foumbap671/
Fotimba671/
Faambop671/
Faemboy671/
Faumwai671/
Fanbach670/
Fombach670/

Famba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Famba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﻣﺒﺎfamba-

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