Smaba Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Smaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Smaba (9) may also be a first name.

Smaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smaba is found most in Cameroon. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smaba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Smaba are found; 40 percent are found in Central Africa and 40 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 9 people.

The last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Smaba is most prevalent in: East Region, where 50 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Smaba exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and The Philippines, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smabat911/
Smabea911/
Smaby80147/
Smabo8010/
Smabe803/
Smawa801/
Smabi801/
Smaibach771/
Smajua731/
Smawat731/
Smhabi731/
Smaber731/
Shmava731/
Smabot731/
Smabhe731/
Smabey731/
Cmabai731/
Chmaba731/
Zhmabay6723/
Ssmabui6723/
Shmeiba672/
Smayuha671/
Smgabhi671/
Schmaibach671/

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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 Smaba
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