Vamba Surname
Approximately 791 people bear this surname
Vamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 278 | 1:194,884 | 21,043 |
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| Kenya | 95 | 1:486,104 | 25,105 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Philippines | 28 | 1:3,615,651 | 151,287 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| Congo | 22 | 1:226,777 | 8,465 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Vamba (623) may also be a first name.
Vamba Demographics
Average Vamba Salary in
South Africa
R 160,296
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Vamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vamba (Hindi: वम्बा, Russian: Вамба) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vamba? popularity and diffusion
Vamba is the 434,504th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,213,080 people. The surname Vamba occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Vamba are found; 38 percent are found in Southern Africa and 38 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 333,939th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 623 people.
It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 278 people, or 1 in 194,884. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent live, Gauteng, where 12 percent live and Western Cape, where 8 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Kenya, where 12 percent live.
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
Vamba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vamba in the Hindi language | ||
| वम्बा | vamba | 77.78 |
| वाम्बा | vamba | 22.22 |
| Vamba in the Russian language | ||
| Вамба | vamba | - |
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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 Vamba
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