Mamb Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mamb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mamb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2121:38,4614,642
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mamb (91) may also be a first name.

Mamb Last Name Facts

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

Mamb (Hindi: मंब) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mamb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,011,991st most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. The surname Mamb occurs mostly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Mamb reside; 86 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 86 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 998,282nd most frequent first name internationally, held by 91 people.

Mamb is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 38,461. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 78 percent are found, Jiwaka, where 8 percent are found and Madang, where 7 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea Mamb is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maimb899/
Mgamb892/
Mambz891/
Mamnb891/
Maamb891/
Mambt890/
Matemb803,453/
Mahamb80499/
Maambd802/
Mhambı801/
Maimbd801/
Momb75122/
Mamp75109/
Memb7524/
Manb7522/
Mamf755/
Mamw755/
Mambowa73136/
Massimb7364/
Massemb731/
Mambova731/
Mampe672,625/
Mamfe67160/
Mamph6713/
Moimb679/
Mamps675/
Mombs672/
Mombd671/
Mhomb671/
Mannb671/
Mamft671/
Maambowa671/

Mamb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mamb in the Hindi language
मंबmamba-

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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 Mamb
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