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
The last name Ghamba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﺎﻧﺐ, Hindi: घम्बा, Marathi: घंबा) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,980,395th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Ghamba live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ghamba is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 10 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria Ghamba is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 71 percent are found, Adamawa, where 25 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Ghamba occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 17 percent are found and Senegal, where 17 percent are found.
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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