Salamba Surname

62,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Salamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,1401:10,3001,333
Malawi1,2291:13,9292,189
Kenya4661:99,0988,704
Indonesia4421:299,20626,592
Zambia2901:54,6555,061
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Salamba (944) may also be a first name.

Salamba Last Name Facts

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

Salamba (Bengali: সালম্বা, Marathi: साळंबा, Oriya: ସାଲ) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Salamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 62,883rd most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 913,684 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Salamba are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Salamba is also the 262,971st most common first name world-wide, borne by 944 people.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5,140 people, or 1 in 10,300. In Tanzania Salamba is primarily concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 24 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 22 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 15 percent reside and Kenya, where 6 percent reside.

Salamba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Salamba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.81% less than the national average, earning R 83,616 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salambay93893/
Salambat93236/
Shalamba9378/
Saulamba9365/
Salambau9356/
Salambai9337/
Salambaz935/
Sallamba935/
Salambah933/
Salambad932/
Sialamba931/
Salaumba931/
Sağlambaş88120/
Salambash8867/
Salambeau8843/
Shalambat8830/
Salambaia8817/
Salambaad882/
Shailamba881/
Salambaya881/
Calamba869,651/
Salemba86193/
Salambi86151/
Salambo86145/
Jalamba86114/
Salomba86102/
Solamba8659/
Salambe8626/
Zalamba8622/
Selamba8613/
Salamua868/
Salamva863/
Salamwa863/
Chalamba80610/
Shalemba80120/
Sialomba8036/
Salembah8027/
Selambau8022/
Calambay8013/
Jjalamba809/
Shalomba805/
Saulomba805/
Jalambai803/
Salambee803/
Salamber803/
Shalambi802/
Salamuha802/
Salambhi801/
Salambip801/
Salamwad801/
Saulambo801/
Sialambo801/
Shalambe801/
Calambau801/
Jailamba801/
Jalambaa801/
Zalambay801/
Soulamba801/
Sselamba801/
Salambey801/
Salambih801/
Salembay801/
Selambai801/
Djalamba801/
Sallanbaş75273/
Saleaumua7526/
Chalyamba755/
Sahlanbaz755/
Shalamber752/
Salombash752/
Saleembai751/
Chalambat751/
Saylanbai751/
Shalanbay751/
Sallanbas751/
Challamba751/
Selemba71851/
Calambo71564/
Solomba71532/
Salombe71514/
Jalambo7177/
Zalemba7158/
Zalambo7155/
Calomba7154/
Salombo7139/
Selomba7135/
Salembo7115/
Zalambi718/
Solambe716/
Solambi715/
Zalambe715/
Shaylanbay714/
Jalomba714/
Salanbe713/
Salombi713/
Salanwa713/
Calanba713/
Solemba712/
Salanva711/
Jolamba711/
Zalamwa711/
Zolamba711/
Salamuo711/
Selambo711/
Colamba711/
Shelemba671,843/
Saulombo67400/
Sselemba67146/
Chalambo6794/
Siolemba6759/
Chalomba6753/
Sölömbaz6739/
Solombay6715/
Sialombe6712/
Selamboi675/
Sselomba675/
Salanvat674/
Chalambe672/
Chalamwa672/
Zaalambi672/
Salamviy671/
Salomber671/
Chalanba671/
Solambhe671/
Sialombo671/
Shelomba671/
Sailanbi671/
Salomboy671/
Salamvos671/
Djalambo671/
Chalambi671/
Selembai671/
Sialanbi671/

Salamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salamba in the Bengali language
সালম্বাsalamba-
Salamba in the Marathi language
साळंबाsalamba-
Salamba in the Oriya language
ସାଲsala88.24
ସାଲାsala11.76

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salamba
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