Ubamba Surname

325,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ubamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ubamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0471:50,5655,618
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ubamba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ubamba is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ubamba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ubamba is the 325,257th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,370,232 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ubamba reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Ubamba is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,047 people, or 1 in 50,565. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 89 percent reside, Njombe Region, where 8 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Ubamba is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oubamba927/
Ibamba83885/
Obamba8352/
Ubomba8335/
Uwamba8327/
Ubemba838/
Ubambe834/
Ubanba833/
Ubambo832/
Ibambay7717/
Aubamby779/
Ibambai776/
Obamboa775/
Usuamba774/
Uweamba774/
Aubambi771/
Uwasimba713/
Uvambhai713/
Uwatimba711/
Uwasmbah711/
Obambi679,961/
Obambo671,277/
Owamba67775/
Obomba67606/
Uvambe67397/
Ubanwa67262/
Ubombo67261/
Obambe67240/
Ibemba67227/
Ibomba6793/
Obamby6760/
Ibambo6714/
Obamwa672/
Ibanba671/
Uwamwa671/
Ouboumbai671/
Ubanbi671/
Obanba671/
Uwambo671/
Ubonba671/

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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 Ubamba
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