Jambia Surname

201,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,064 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Jambia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jambia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,7901:29,5763,526
Kenya2401:192,41614,234
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Jambia (272) may also be a first name.

Jambia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jambia Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Jambia (Oriya: ଜାିଆ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jambia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jambia is the 201,907th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,530,788 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Jambia reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Jambia is also the 538,995th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 272 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,790 people, or 1 in 29,576. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 78 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 7 percent live. Barring Tanzania it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Jambia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Jambia last name is predominantly Muslim (71%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djambia92218/
Jambiha92146/
Jambiae921/
Jambija921/
Jahmbia921/
Jiambia921/
Jhambia921/
Ijambiha861/
Sambia831,609/
Zambia83513/
Hambia83108/
Yambia8377/
Jamvia8313/
Jamuia8311/
Jambya831/
Janbia831/
Jombia831/
Chambia77386/
Sambiah7766/
Hambija7763/
Janbiah7749/
Khambia7738/
Hambiah7720/
Yambias778/
Sambiha777/
Zambias776/
Djambio775/
Cambiha774/
Djombia772/
Zambiha771/
Giambia771/
Sambaiya719/
Chambhia715/
Zambeiya714/
Jambayya712/
Chambiat712/
Sambayia711/
Chambiha711/
Djoumbia711/
Ojiambio711/
Chaambia711/
Sambhiah711/
Sambeiya711/
Hamwia67381/
Sombia67365/
Sambya67176/
Yambio67115/
Yombia67112/
Sambio6755/
Zambea6727/
Iamuia6717/
Sanbia679/
Zombia677/
Zambya675/
Hambya674/
Zambio672/
Zanbia671/
Yanbia671/
Jamwea671/
Sambaiyah671/
Jambhayya671/
Yambya671/
Janvia671/
Hambio671/
Yamvia671/
Hambea671/

Jambia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jambia in the Oriya language
ଜାିଆjai'a66.67
ଯାିଆyai'a22.22
ମିmi11.11

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jambia
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