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 last name Jambai (Hindi: जम्बै, Marathi: जामबाई, Oriya: ଜାାଇ) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jambai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 431,914th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,143,721 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Jambai live; 86 percent live in Southeast Asia and 86 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 231,002nd most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 1,180 people.
Jambai is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 685 people, or 1 in 43,057. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 90 percent reside, Johor, where 5 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
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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