Vambai Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Vambai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Vambai (62) may also be a first name.
Vambai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vambai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vambai (Hindi: वम्बई) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vambai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vambai is the 3,432,070th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. Vambai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Vambai live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most common given name internationally It is held by 62 people.
This surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 514,608. In Zimbabwe Vambai is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 40 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 30 percent are found and Harare Province, where 27 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 6 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vambai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vambai in the Hindi language | ||
| वम्बई | vamba'i | - |
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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 Vambai
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