Lamba Surname
Approximately 42,506 people bear this surname
Lamba Surname Definition:
Lamba is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: clap.
Lamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20,589 | 1:37,256 | 2,661 |
| DR Congo | 6,082 | 1:12,147 | 1,511 |
| Nigeria | 2,626 | 1:67,457 | 4,914 |
| Angola | 2,169 | 1:12,443 | 1,529 |
| Indonesia | 2,069 | 1:63,919 | 6,956 |
| Romania | 1,078 | 1:18,625 | 2,413 |
| United States | 896 | 1:404,530 | 35,314 |
| Malawi | 627 | 1:27,303 | 4,104 |
| Cameroon | 562 | 1:36,956 | 4,960 |
| Canada | 514 | 1:71,684 | 8,175 |
| England | 486 | 1:114,646 | 11,731 |
| Philippines | 473 | 1:214,034 | 33,353 |
| Tanzania | 471 | 1:112,403 | 10,822 |
| Gabon | 404 | 1:4,676 | 852 |
| United Arab Emirates | 378 | 1:24,239 | 2,744 |
| Turkey | 330 | 1:235,822 | 16,619 |
| Congo | 317 | 1:15,738 | 1,916 |
| Zambia | 275 | 1:57,636 | 5,264 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Papua New Guinea | 206 | 1:39,581 | 4,792 |
| South Africa | 177 | 1:306,089 | 29,333 |
| Australia | 164 | 1:164,608 | 17,026 |
| Uganda | 113 | 1:345,480 | 22,807 |
| Kenya | 103 | 1:448,349 | 23,733 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Malaysia | 97 | 1:304,064 | 16,606 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Qatar | 59 | 1:39,966 | 4,109 |
| Italy | 53 | 1:1,153,900 | 73,671 |
| Zimbabwe | 43 | 1:359,029 | 33,752 |
| New Zealand | 42 | 1:107,817 | 14,061 |
| Niger | 42 | 1:456,953 | 12,306 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| Moldova | 26 | 1:136,976 | 14,869 |
| Mongolia | 26 | 1:108,665 | 7,123 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Cambodia | 24 | 1:645,298 | 4,626 |
| Senegal | 22 | 1:662,697 | 2,512 |
| Ukraine | 21 | 1:2,167,747 | 147,417 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Latvia | 15 | 1:136,670 | 19,278 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Lambă (215) are calculated separately.
Lamba (8,165) may also be a first name.
Lamba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Lamba is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: clap.
Lamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: spleen.
Lamba Demographics
Lamba Political Affiliation
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Lamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lamba (Arabic: لامبا, Bengali: লাম্বা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻣﺒﺎ, Hindi: लाम्बा, Marathi: लांबा, Oriya: ଲାା, Russian: Ламба, Tibetan: ལམ་བྷ།) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Lambă. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 13,180th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 171,447 people. The last name Lamba is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Lamba are found; 49 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 70,124th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 8,165 people.
It is most common in India, where it is held by 20,589 people, or 1 in 37,256. In India it is most prevalent in: Delhi, where 27 percent live, Haryana, where 16 percent live and Punjab, where 9 percent live. Apart from India Lamba exists in 95 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.
Lamba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lamba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lamba surname increased 44,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lamba Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Lamba are 8.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.18% registered with the party.
The amount Lamba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.18% less than the national average, earning R 63,732 per year; in United States they earn 27.48% more than the national average, earning $55,008 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.79% more than the national average, earning $67,960 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lamba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lamba in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལམ་བྷ། | lambha | - |
| Lamba in the Bengali language | ||
| লাম্বা | lamba | - |
| Lamba in the Hindi language | ||
| लाम्बा | lamba | 92.32 |
| लम्बा | lamba | 3.67 |
| लांबा | lamba | 1.8 |
| लंबा | lamba | 1.64 |
| लामबा | lamaba | 0.3 |
| रम्बा | ramba | 0.03 |
| लाँबा | lamba | 0.03 |
| Lamba in the Marathi language | ||
| लांबा | lamba | 91.34 |
| लंबा | lamba | 5.97 |
| लामबा | lamaba | 0.64 |
| लांब | lamba | 0.39 |
| लाबा | laba | 0.26 |
| लांभा | lambha | 0.26 |
| लाभा | labha | 0.13 |
| सांबा | samba | 0.13 |
| ळांबा | lamba | 0.13 |
| ळंाबा | lamaba | 0.13 |
| Lamba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻻﻣﺒﺎ | lamba | 85.71 |
| ﻟﻤﺒﺎ | lmba | 14.29 |
| Lamba in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାା | laa | 39.47 |
| ଲା | la | 39.47 |
| ଶବର | sabara | 4.39 |
| କହଁର | kahamra | 2.63 |
| ପାଟମାଝି | patamajhi | 2.63 |
| ରବି | rabi | 1.75 |
| ଲିମା | lima | 0.88 |
| ଅମିତ | amita | 0.88 |
| ବରା | bara | 0.88 |
| Lamba in the Russian language | ||
| Ламба | lamba | - |
| Lamba in the Arabic language | ||
| لامبا | lamba | - |
| امبا | amba | - |
| لمبا | lmba | - |
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