Lamba Surname

13,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Gabon

Lamba Surname Definition:

Lamba is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: clap.

Lamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India20,5891:37,2562,661
DR Congo6,0821:12,1471,511
Nigeria2,6261:67,4574,914
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
Indonesia2,0691:63,9196,956
Romania1,0781:18,6252,413
United States8961:404,53035,314
Malawi6271:27,3034,104
Cameroon5621:36,9564,960
Canada5141:71,6848,175
England4861:114,64611,731
Philippines4731:214,03433,353
Tanzania4711:112,40310,822
Gabon4041:4,676852
United Arab Emirates3781:24,2392,744
Turkey3301:235,82216,619
Congo3171:15,7381,916
Zambia2751:57,6365,264
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Papua New Guinea2061:39,5814,792
South Africa1771:306,08929,333
Australia1641:164,60817,026
Uganda1131:345,48022,807
Kenya1031:448,34923,733
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Malaysia971:304,06416,606
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Italy531:1,153,90073,671
Zimbabwe431:359,02933,752
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Niger421:456,95312,306
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Moldova261:136,97614,869
Mongolia261:108,6657,123
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Cambodia241:645,2984,626
Senegal221:662,6972,512
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Latvia151:136,67019,278
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Benin121:861,30044,192
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Scotland111:486,71119,179
France101:6,642,272293,169
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Togo91:805,3086,372
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
China71:195,331,65210,124
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Wales41:773,63329,106
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: spleen.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lambă93215/
Lambat916,524/
Llamba911,125/
Liamba911,010/
Lyamba91975/
Lambea91718/
Lambas91682/
Lambay91675/
Lambaz91595/
Hlamba91436/
Lambai91348/
Lambha91195/
Lambad91168/
Lambah91137/
Laumba91127/
Lambau9187/
Laamba9180/
Laemba9148/
Lambaa9144/
Laimba9129/
Lamboa9124/
Leamba9124/
Lammba9116/
Lanmba915/
Lambaj915/
Lambap914/
Lhamba912/
Lamnba911/
Lambaï911/
Lambaç911/
Lambach83806/
Liambai83384/
Lambaux8363/
Llambay8361/
Liambea8341/
Lambais8332/
Liambas8325/
Lambhay8322/
Lahamba8318/
Lammbat8317/
Lambatz8312/
Lambaya8312/
Lambahe8311/
Latemba8310/
Lambaat8310/
Llambas839/
Lambeas839/
Lambhad837/
Lambhha836/
Lanmbat835/
Latimba835/
Lambhai834/
Lambahu833/
Lambatt833/
Lambaih833/
Lambaai833/
Lambhat832/
Lahumba832/
Llambat831/
Lasemba831/
Lambash831/
Lambass831/
Laambaa831/
Laambat831/
Lambaid831/
Latmbai831/
Laymbah831/
Lanmbai831/
Laembay831/
Lambait831/
Lambaut831/
Lambo8029,734/
Lemba8025,809/
Lambe8023,933/
Lomba8012,941/
Lambi805,050/
Lamby80726/
Lamwa80494/
Lanba8098/
Lamua8094/
Lamva8046/
Lambé8029/
Lômba801/
Lómba801/
Laumbach77231/
Lyasimba77100/
Lassemba777/
Lambault777/
Laimbach771/
Lambhadd771/
Lasimbai771/
Lachimba771/
Lambeath770/
Loemba7324,137/
Lamboi735,399/
Lambie734,689/
Lambot733,557/
Liambi732,391/
Lamboy731,941/
Loomba731,908/
Lambis731,885/
Liomba731,358/
Lamber731,260/
Lambey731,253/
Lambou731,019/
Llambo731,014/
Lamboo73832/
Liambo73814/
Lambos73757/
Lombas73674/
Lambit73578/
Llambi73573/
Loumba73564/
Lambio73525/
Lyambo73483/
Lembah73312/
Hlemba73279/
Lyambi73275/
Lambid73273/
Hlambo73269/
Liambe73254/
Lambes73251/
Luimba73236/
Lambet73200/
Lambić73174/
Lombai73162/
Lamwai73151/
Lombat73138/
Lamuas73137/
Lambhe73129/
Hlomba73122/
Lombay73101/
Lambei7380/
Lambeh7370/
Lamboj7359/
Lyomba7357/
Lambij7355/
Laimbo7354/
Lambui7354/
Lombah7354/
Lambuo7349/
Lombea7349/
Lembai7346/
Lamwas7342/
Lambod7341/
Lambez7337/
Lambiz7336/
Lombad7336/
Lanbat7335/
Lambee7334/
Laumbo7334/
Luomba7333/
Loimba7330/
Laambo7326/
Hlambi7324/
Lhamby7320/
Lombga7315/
Lamboh7315/
Lambih7315/
Hlambe7314/
Llambí7314/
Lambiy7314/
Lembau7313/
Lyambe7313/
Lambeu7310/
Laembo7310/
Lomboa7310/
Lambás7310/
Laimbe738/
Laumua738/
Lammbe737/
Lambep737/
Lanbai736/
Laumbe735/
Leimba735/
Lanmbe735/
Lambed735/
Lambii735/
Lombau735/
Leumba735/
Lembea735/
Lanbay735/
Laambe734/
Laambi734/
Lanbau734/
Lhambi734/
Llamby734/
Lommba733/
Leambo733/
Lambop733/
Lambhi732/
Hlanba732/
Liamwa732/
Lembay732/
Lambys732/
Lhemba732/
Lombaa732/
Llomba732/
Lamwat732/
Lambge731/
Lambuy731/
Lembha731/
Lehmba731/
Lembaa731/
Lombaç731/
Leemba731/
Lammpa731/
Lambip731/
Lambêr731/
Lanbea731/
Lhambo731/
Lombha731/
Liambee671,380/
Lambooy67387/
Liambou67297/
Losimba67204/
Lotemba67198/
Lombaya67184/
Liamwua67172/
Lyambee67147/
Llambes67143/
Lambott67138/
Lambhiy67137/
Lanbach67126/
Lambois67122/
Losemba67116/
Liamber6799/
Latimbo6756/
Lombaia6754/
Lambehe6752/
Lamboux6749/
Latembo6740/
Lambess6736/
Lambech6734/
Lamberh6728/
Loumbas6723/
Lambous6717/
Lasenba6716/
Lambitz6715/
Lombeap6713/
Lanimpa6711/
Lombach6710/
Lambett677/
Lacimbo677/
Latembe677/
Lombaat677/
Hlamber677/
Lamwatt676/
Laimbui676/
Lamhuat676/
Liambos675/
Lliambe674/
Lambeid674/
Lotimba674/
Lamberr673/
Loumbai673/
Lonmbai673/
Llambés673/
Lambeer672/
Liambis672/
Lambest672/
Lambeit672/
Lambout672/
Lombatd672/
Loumbat672/
Lamouha672/
Lyambis671/
Lombeah671/
Lasembe671/
Lambetz671/
Lambhod671/
Lambits671/
Leamber671/
Leambhe671/
Laumber671/
Laanbat671/
D'Lemba671/
Lacembe671/
Laimber671/
Llambee671/
Laimbee671/
Lombaas671/
Lombasz671/
Lombatt671/
Lombaud671/
Llambès671/
Hloumba671/
Lahambo671/
La'ambi671/
Lamwaha671/
Lambeuh671/
Lambost671/
Lambouh671/
Lambych671/
Liambei671/
Liambey671/
Latimwa671/
Laimuah671/
Loumbay671/
Loembha671/
Llambis671/
Lajmber671/
Leamwat671/
Lamways670/
Lamboyd670/
Lambith670/
Lambitt670/
Lombaux670/

Lamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lamba in the Tibetan language
ལམ་བྷ།lambha-
Lamba in the Bengali language
লাম্বাlamba-
Lamba in the Hindi language
लाम्बाlamba92.32
लम्बाlamba3.67
लांबाlamba1.8
लंबाlamba1.64
लामबाlamaba0.3
रम्बाramba0.03
लाँबाlamba0.03
Lamba in the Marathi language
लांबाlamba91.34
लंबाlamba5.97
लामबाlamaba0.64
लांबlamba0.39
लाबाlaba0.26
लांभाlambha0.26
लाभाlabha0.13
सांबाsamba0.13
ळांबाlamba0.13
ळंाबाlamaba0.13
Lamba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻻﻣﺒﺎlamba85.71
ﻟﻤﺒﺎlmba14.29
Lamba in the Oriya language
ଲାାlaa39.47
ଲାla39.47
ଶବରsabara4.39
କହଁରkahamra2.63
ପାଟମାଝିpatamajhi2.63
ରବିrabi1.75
ଲିମାlima0.88
ଅମିତamita0.88
ବରାbara0.88
Lamba in the Russian language
Ламбаlamba-
Lamba in the Arabic language
لامباlamba-
امباamba-
لمباlmba-

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