Ghamba Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Ghamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Senegal | 15 | 1:971,956 | 3,098 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Ghamba (10) may also be a first name.
Ghamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghamba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﺎﻧﺐ, Hindi: घम्बा, Marathi: घंबा) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Ghamba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ghamba is the 1,980,395th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname Ghamba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Ghamba reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ghamba is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 71 percent reside, Adamawa, where 25 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 17 percent reside and Senegal, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghamba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghamba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﺎﻧﺐ | qanb | - |
| Ghamba in the Hindi language | ||
| घम्बा | ghamba | - |
| Ghamba in the Marathi language | ||
| घंबा | ghamba | 66.67 |
| धंबा | dhamba | 33.33 |
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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 Ghamba
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