Jambs Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Jambs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Jambs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jambs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jambs is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jambs? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Jambs occurs mostly in Oceania, where 44 percent of Jambs are found; 44 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 44 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Jambs is primarily found in: Western Highlands, where 100 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and England, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jambsh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jamb | 89 | 95 | / |
| Jhamb | 80 | 3,280 | / |
| Sambs | 80 | 171 | / |
| Djamb | 80 | 38 | / |
| Jambh | 80 | 28 | / |
| Zambs | 80 | 12 | / |
| Cambs | 80 | 7 | / |
| Jamws | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jamps | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hambs | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jambp | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tjamb | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jaamb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jambd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jaimb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jhambh | 73 | 18 | / |
| Chambs | 73 | 14 | / |
| Jhaamb | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hambsh | 73 | 12 | / |
| Khambs | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jhanmb | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ojiamb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajiamb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djaamb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hambse | 73 | 0 | / |
| Samb | 67 | 85,385 | / |
| Yamb | 67 | 1,389 | / |
| Hambsch | 67 | 1,106 | / |
| Zamb | 67 | 203 | / |
| Camb | 67 | 115 | / |
| Jamp | 67 | 44 | / |
| Janb | 67 | 25 | / |
| Jomb | 67 | 21 | / |
| Eamb | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jamv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iamb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jambova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeanbsc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jambová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janbsch | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Jambs
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