Phamba Surname

550,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Phamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Vietnam1771:523,4241,470
South Africa851:637,38547,411
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Phamba (40) may also be a first name.

Phamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phamba occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phamba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Phamba is the 550,571st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 12,564,734 people. Phamba is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Phamba reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Phamba is also the 1,614,485th most frequent forename worldwide, held by 40 people.

This last name is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Without taking into account Malawi this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Vietnam, where 31 percent are found and South Africa, where 15 percent are found.

Phamba Last Name Statistics demography

Phamba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.03% less than the national average, earning R 123,504 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pahamba9212/
Pamba9121,082/
Phambaya861/
Phemba8358,668/
Pambai83287/
Phamva83286/
Paemba83193/
Pambha83160/
Pambah83118/
Paumba83106/
Phambo83103/
Paimba8380/
Phomba8370/
Pambay8325/
Phambi8316/
Paamba8315/
Pamboa8314/
Pambaa8312/
Pambau837/
Pambea836/
Pambat836/
Phambe834/
Pambad831/
Vhamba831/
Pa'mba831/
Patemba77201/
Pambaya77187/
Phanbat77161/
Phamuat7738/
Paumbay7710/
Pasemba777/
Pahanba776/
Phamuay776/
Patimba775/
Pambhaa774/
Phamuad774/
Phamber773/
Phambou772/
Paambha771/
Pambayt771/
Pambaud771/
Pambeau771/
Pambhad771/
Phombea771/
Pemba7340,494/
Pambo739,411/
Famba734,855/
Pambi734,484/
Pambe733,111/
Pomba731,069/
Vamba73791/
Panba7389/
Pamua7347/
Pamby7343/
Pamwa7341/
Pamva736/
Pasembah7136/
Pambault719/
Phombeah717/
Pambauth710/
Pambou6720,821/
Pambid672,585/
Phombo671,963/
Poumba67478/
Phanwa67383/
Fambai67214/
Panbah67124/
Phanbo67106/
Pombas67104/
Pamber6766/
Pambis6766/
Pambos6751/
Panbay6736/
Pamboy6736/
Pombea6734/
Vambai6733/
Pambet6727/
Pambot6727/
Pfemba6718/
Pombai6717/
Pambhi6716/
Fambea6714/
Pambop6713/
Pambei6712/
Pombah6712/
Pambio6712/
Fambah6712/
Panbai6712/
Vambah6711/
Pambeu6711/
Faamba678/
Phanua678/
Pamuad678/
Vaimba677/
Pfambi676/
Phamvo676/
Paimbault676/
Fohmba675/
Vaemba674/
Pambed674/
Vambea674/
Pombat674/
Pamboo673/
Pamuah673/
Paumbo673/
Peimba673/
Faimba673/
Paumbe672/
Paembo672/
Pambey672/
Puimba672/
Pambit672/
Pamboh672/
Pammpa672/
Pombaa671/
Pombay671/
Pasmbi671/
Pambee671/
Fambaa671/
Famboa671/
Fatmba671/
Pomboa671/
Pasmby671/
Pambeh671/
Pambod671/
Phombe671/
Phembo671/
Phenba671/
Peambo671/
Peemba671/
Vaamba671/
Fambaj671/
Feamba671/
Pamnwa671/
Panbad671/
Pamuas671/
Pamuay671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Phamba
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