Jambai Surname
Approximately 797 people bear this surname
Jambai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 685 | 1:43,057 | 3,474 |
| Liberia | 18 | 1:244,919 | 15,115 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Jambai (1,180) may also be a first name.
Jambai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jambai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jambai (Hindi: जम्बै, Marathi: जामबाई, Oriya: ଜାାଇ) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jambai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jambai is the 431,914th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,143,721 people. The surname Jambai occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Jambai reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 86 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jambai is also the 231,002nd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 1,180 people.
It is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 685 people, or 1 in 43,057. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 90 percent live, Johor, where 5 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jambai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jambai in the Marathi language | ||
| जामबाई | jamaba'i | 58.33 |
| जांबई | jamba'i | 27.78 |
| जांबाई | jamba'i | 5.56 |
| जमबाई | jamaba'i | 5.56 |
| जंबई | jamba'i | 2.78 |
| Jambai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାାଇ | jaa'i | 42.86 |
| ଜାଇ | ja'i | 35.71 |
| କମର୍ୀ | kamari | 7.14 |
| େଜମା | ejama | 7.14 |
| ଦାମ | dama | 7.14 |
| Jambai in the Hindi language | ||
| जम्बै | jambai | 40 |
| जामबाई | jamaba'i | 40 |
| जांबाई | jamba'i | 20 |
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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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- 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 Jambai
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