Pamba Surname

25,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Pamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7,6751:9,6261,192
Tanzania6,0811:8,7061,145
Kenya2,8951:15,9521,909
India1,7411:440,58922,859
Uganda1,2121:32,2114,328
Zambia3471:45,6774,399
Papua New Guinea2811:29,0173,310
South Africa2401:225,74023,495
Cameroon1951:106,50812,495
Niger1371:140,0885,240
Benin511:202,65919,139
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
Ivory Coast261:887,35522,826
Georgia241:156,06410,700
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Congo141:356,3649,454
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Gabon91:209,9102,378
France61:11,070,454349,096
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Pamba (3,381) may also be a first name.

Pamba Last Name Facts

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

Pamba (Georgian: პამბა, Hindi: पाम्बा, Marathi: पांबा, Russian: Памба) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pamba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 25,566th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 345,676 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Pamba reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 122,543rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 3,381 people.

This surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 7,675 people, or 1 in 9,626. Outside of The DR Congo this surname exists in 42 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 29 percent live and Kenya, where 14 percent live.

Pamba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pamba surname is chiefly Christian (95%) in Kenya.

The amount Pamba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.03% more than the national average, earning R 425,448 per year and in United States they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning $33,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phamba91580/
Pambai91287/
Paemba91193/
Pambha91160/
Pambah91118/
Paumba91106/
Paimba9180/
Pambay9125/
Paamba9115/
Pamboa9114/
Pambaa9112/
Pambau917/
Pambea916/
Pambat916/
Pambad911/
Pa'mba911/
Patemba83201/
Pambaya83187/
Pahamba8312/
Paumbay8310/
Pasemba837/
Patimba835/
Pambhaa834/
Paambha831/
Pambayt831/
Pambaud831/
Pambeau831/
Pambhad831/
Pemba8040,494/
Pambo809,411/
Pambi804,484/
Pambe803,111/
Pomba801,069/
Panba8089/
Pamua8047/
Pamby8043/
Pamwa8041/
Pamva806/
Pasembah7736/
Pambault779/
Phambaya771/
Pambauth770/
Phemba7358,668/
Pambou7320,821/
Pambid732,585/
Poumba73478/
Phamva73286/
Panbah73124/
Pombas73104/
Phambo73103/
Phomba7370/
Pamber7366/
Pambis7366/
Pambos7351/
Panbay7336/
Pamboy7336/
Pombea7334/
Pambet7327/
Pambot7327/
Pfemba7318/
Pombai7317/
Pambhi7316/
Phambi7316/
Pambop7313/
Pambei7312/
Pombah7312/
Pambio7312/
Panbai7312/
Pambeu7311/
Pamuad738/
Pombha736/
Pfambi736/
Panbha734/
Phambe734/
Pambed734/
Pombat734/
Pamboo733/
Pamuah733/
Paumbo733/
Peimba733/
Paumbe732/
Paembo732/
Pambey732/
Puimba732/
Pambit732/
Pamboh732/
Pammpa732/
Pombaa731/
Pombay731/
Pasmbi731/
Pambee731/
Pomboa731/
Pasmby731/
Pambeh731/
Pambod731/
Peambo731/
Pembha731/
Peemba731/
Pamnwa731/
Panbad731/
Pamuas731/
Pamuay731/
Paimbault716/
Phanbat67161/
Pambous6771/
Paumboy6746/
Panimpa6744/
Phamuat6738/
Poumbga6735/
Pombaya6718/
Pambout6717/
Pasembe678/
Pachembhai677/
Pambuit677/
Pahanba676/
Pamboud676/
Phamuay676/
Patembo674/
Phamuad674/
Phamber673/
Pacinba673/
Patimbo672/
Poumbai672/
Paumbou672/
Panbhat672/
Phambou672/
Patimbi671/
Patmbhi671/
Pasmbit671/
Paanbai671/
Pambije671/
Pamuhad671/
Pambiey671/
Paemboh671/
Peaneba671/
Potemba671/
Ponmbai671/
Poumbay671/
Paimbou671/
Phombea671/
Poombau671/
Pambhet671/
Pasembi671/
Pombach670/

Pamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pamba in the Georgian language
პამბაpamba-
Pamba in the Marathi language
पांबाpamba50
पंबाpamba50
Pamba in the Hindi language
पाम्बाpamba33.33
पांबाpamba33.33
पमबाpamaba16.67
पंबpamba16.67
Pamba in the Russian language
Памбаpamba-

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