Vamba Surname

434,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Vamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2781:194,88421,043
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Kenya951:486,10425,105
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Congo221:226,7778,465
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
India111:69,733,217610,955
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Vamba (623) may also be a first name.

Vamba Last Name Facts

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

Vamba (Hindi: वम्बा, Russian: Вамба) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Vamba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vamba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 434,504th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 9,213,080 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Vamba live; 38 percent live in Southern Africa and 38 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 333,939th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 623 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 278 people, or 1 in 194,884. In South Africa Vamba is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent are found, Gauteng, where 12 percent are found and Western Cape, where 8 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Vamba is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and Kenya, where 12 percent are found.

Vamba Last Name Statistics demography

Vamba earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.55% less than the national average, earning R 160,296 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vambai9133/
Vambah9111/
Vaimba917/
Vambas915/
Vaemba914/
Vambea914/
Vuamba913/
Vhamba911/
Vaamba911/
Vwamba911/
Vasimba831/
Vambach831/
Veambea831/
Bamba80408,294/
Vemba8023,193/
Wamba8018,270/
Uamba8011,138/
Vambe806,150/
Famba804,855/
Vambo80481/
Vamva80402/
Vambi8099/
Vanba8010/
Vamua803/
Vamwa802/
Vomba802/
Vambasch771/
Baimba735,457/
Mpamba734,089/
Wambai733,217/
Waimba73788/
Baumba73586/
Phamba73580/
Bambas73523/
Bambai73352/
Wambaa73348/
Bamboa73337/
Vamvas73289/
Baamba73285/
Vuemba73239/
Fambai73214/
Bambha73205/
Bambat73136/
Bhamba73120/
Wambea73108/
Vaimbi7388/
Bambau7380/
Wambau7370/
Vambeh7367/
Vamboi7363/
Bambah7362/
Wambay7346/
Wanmba7336/
Vamber7335/
Bambay7334/
Vanbai7328/
Bambea7327/
Vhambe7326/
Bambap7325/
Bambad7322/
Beamba7322/
Vambou7321/
Fambea7314/
Huamba7312/
Fambah7312/
Bahmba739/
Waumba738/
Faamba738/
Voumba737/
Vambee736/
Waemba736/
Wambah735/
Vanmbe734/
Vaimua734/
Vaïmbi734/
Vwambo734/
Bammba733/
Faimba733/
Bambaa733/
Vannba733/
Vaimbe732/
Hwamba732/
Waamba732/
Vanbay732/
Fambaa731/
Famboa731/
Wambha731/
Wahmba731/
Vanboa731/
Vembay731/
Vanbas731/
Vanbah731/
Vambio731/
Fatmba731/
Hbamba731/
Hvambo731/
Npamba731/
Vgambo731/
Vamboh731/
Vaanba731/
Veemba731/
Vombat731/
Fambaj731/
Batmba731/
Feamba731/
Vamboo731/
Vamway730/
Mphamba673,596/
Bambach672,268/
Basimba67674/
Bahamba67366/
Basemba67209/
Bahumba67189/
Bhambad67151/
Wahamba67118/
Fambach67103/
Baumbad67100/
Batimba6781/
Batemba6774/
Bhambha6734/
Wambaja6727/
Bhambat6723/
Baimbai6719/
Bhambay6713/
Vanbait6713/
Vounmba6713/
Vanbach6711/
Wambaha6711/
Mpambai679/
Baymbay676/
Bambhai676/
Wahumba675/
Vasimbe674/
Beambai674/
Bambooa674/
Waimbai674/
Bambhah673/
Bambhat673/
Bambhaj673/
Bambhas673/
Vombach673/
Wambuha673/
Bambaut672/
Vaimber672/
Wambeha672/
Wamboha672/
M'Pamba672/
Mpambaa671/
Mpambah671/
Fasimba671/
Bhambai671/
Baambai671/
Wambahu671/
Vanbaah671/
Vaamwad671/
Baimbay671/
Wuambai671/
Mpambha671/
Mpaamba671/
Vaimbou671/
Vainbai671/
Voumbap671/
Fambeau671/
Baumbah671/
Bambhay671/
Bambash671/
Bambath671/
Bacemba671/
D'Uamba671/
Vannbat671/
Vanempa671/
Wambatt670/
Baumbas670/

Vamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vamba in the Hindi language
वम्बाvamba77.78
वाम्बाvamba22.22
Vamba in the Russian language
Вамбаvamba-

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