Liamba Surname

358,932nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Liamba Surname Definition:

Liamba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a river that flows.

Liamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6591:24,0512,571
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Tanzania211:2,521,02948,569
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Liamba (177) may also be a first name.

Liamba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Liamba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a river that flows.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Liamba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liamba (Georgian: ლიამბა) is found most in Zambia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liamba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 358,932nd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,215,392 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Liamba are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 685,598th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 177 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 659 people, or 1 in 24,051. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Western Province, where 61 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 19 percent reside and Southern Province, where 14 percent reside. Beside Zambia this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Liamba Last Name Statistics demography

Liamba earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liambai92384/
Liambea9241/
Liambas9225/
Lamba9142,506/
Lambat836,524/
Liambi832,391/
Liomba831,358/
Llamba831,125/
Lyamba83975/
Liambo83814/
Lambea83718/
Lambas83682/
Lambay83675/
Lambaz83595/
Hlamba83436/
Lambai83348/
Liambe83254/
Luimba83236/
Lambha83195/
Lambad83168/
Lambah83137/
Laumba83127/
Lambau8387/
Laamba8380/
Laemba8348/
Lambaa8344/
Loimba8330/
Laimba8329/
Lamboa8324/
Leamba8324/
Lammba8316/
Lanmba835/
Leimba835/
Lambaj835/
Lambap834/
Liamwa832/
Lhamba832/
Lamnba831/
Lambaï831/
Lambaç831/
Liambee771,380/
Lambach77806/
Liambou77297/
Losimba77204/
Liamwua77172/
Liamber7799/
Lambaux7763/
Llambay7761/
Lambais7732/
Lambhay7722/
Lahamba7718/
Lammbat7717/
Lambatz7712/
Lambaya7712/
Lambahe7711/
Latemba7710/
Lambaat7710/
Llambas779/
Lambeas779/
Lambhad777/
Lambhha776/
Lanmbat775/
Liambos775/
Latimba775/
Lliambe774/
Lambhai774/
Lotimba774/
Lambahu773/
Lambatt773/
Lambaih773/
Lambaai773/
Liambis772/
Lambhat772/
Lahumba772/
Llambat771/
Lasemba771/
Lambash771/
Lambass771/
Laambaa771/
Laambat771/
Lambaid771/
Latmbai771/
Laymbah771/
Lanmbai771/
Laembay771/
Lambait771/
Lambaut771/
Liambei771/
Liambey771/
Lambo7329,734/
Lemba7325,809/
Lambe7323,933/
Lomba7312,941/
Lambi735,050/
Lamby73726/
Lamwa73494/
Lambă73215/
Lanba7398/
Lamua7394/
Lamva7346/
Lambé7329/
Lômba731/
Lómba731/
Leimbach713,880/
Laumbach71231/
Lyasimba71100/
Leisemba7125/
Liambeis7110/
Lassemba717/
Lambault717/
Liambeer716/
Lliambee714/
Liaambee714/
Laimbach711/
Lambhadd711/
Lasimbai711/
D'Leimba711/
Liamnbee711/
Liambeee711/
Liamhuah711/
Lianmbee711/
Losimbai711/
Lochimba711/
Lossimba711/
Lachimba711/
Lambeath710/
Loemba6724,137/
Lamboi675,399/
Lambie674,689/
Lambot673,557/
Lamboy671,941/
Loomba671,908/
Lambis671,885/
Lamber671,260/
Lambey671,253/
Lambou671,019/
Llambo671,014/
Lamboo67832/
Lambos67757/
Lombas67674/
Lambit67578/
Llambi67573/
Loumba67564/
Lambio67525/
Lyambo67483/
Liombo67476/
Lembah67312/
Hlemba67279/
Liombe67278/
Lyambi67275/
Lambid67273/
Hlambo67269/
Lambes67251/
Luimbo67207/
Lambet67200/
Lambić67174/
Lombai67162/
Lamwai67151/
Lombat67138/
Lamuas67137/
Lambhe67129/
Hlomba67122/
Lombay67101/
Lambei6780/
Lambeh6770/
Liombi6762/
Lamboj6759/
Lyomba6757/
Lambij6755/
Laimbo6754/
Lambui6754/
Lombah6754/
Lambuo6749/
Lombea6749/
Lembai6746/
Lamwas6742/
Lambod6741/
Lambez6737/
Lambiz6736/
Lombad6736/
Lanbat6735/
Lambee6734/
Laumbo6734/
Luomba6733/
Laambo6726/
Hlambi6724/
Lhamby6720/
Lombga6715/
Lamboh6715/
Lambih6715/
Hlambe6714/
Llambí6714/
Lambiy6714/
Lembau6713/
Lyambe6713/
Lambeu6710/
Laembo6710/
Lomboa6710/
Lambás6710/
Laimbe678/
Laumua678/
Lianwa678/
Lammbe677/
Liamve677/
Lambep677/
Lanbai676/
Laumbe675/
Lanmbe675/
Lambed675/
Lambii675/
Lombau675/
Leumba675/
Lembea675/
Lanbay675/
Laambe674/
Laambi674/
Lanbau674/
Lhambi674/
Loimbo674/
Llamby674/
Lommba673/
Leambo673/
Lambop673/
Lambhi672/
Lianbi672/
Hlanba672/
Lembay672/
Lambys672/
Lhemba672/
Lombaa672/
Llomba672/
Lamwat672/
Lambge671/
Lambuy671/
Leimbe671/
Lembha671/
Lehmba671/
Lembaa671/
Lombaç671/
Leemba671/
Lammpa671/
Lambip671/
Lambêr671/
Lianbo671/
Lanbea671/
Lhambo671/
Lombha671/
Leimbo670/

Liamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liamba in the Georgian language
ლიამბაliamba-

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