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 most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ghamba is the 1,980,395th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Ghamba live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name on earth, borne by 10 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 71 percent are found, Adamawa, where 25 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists 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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