Vambe Surname

79,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Vambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5,1451:3,001210
Nigeria7001:253,06114,603
South Africa1391:389,76834,651
England671:831,61344,286
Botswana441:49,7039,263
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
India61:127,844,230863,365
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Vambe (257) may also be a first name.

Vambe Last Name Facts

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

Vambe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻠﻄﻢ, Hindi: वम्बे, Marathi: वांबे) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vambe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vambe is the 79,341st most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,184,967 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Vambe live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Vambe is also the 555,528th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 257 people.

The last name Vambe is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 5,145 people, or 1 in 3,001. In Zimbabwe Vambe is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 35 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 24 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 23 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Vambe Last Name Statistics demography

Vambe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.91% more than the national average, earning R 408,528 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vambeh9167/
Vamber9135/
Vhambe9126/
Vambee916/
Vanmbe914/
Vambea914/
Vaimbe912/
Vasimbe834/
Vaimber832/
Veambea831/
Bambe807,100/
Fambe802,889/
Wambe802,400/
Vembe801,420/
Vamba80791/
Vambi8099/
Uambe8078/
Vombe8047/
Vamwe8043/
Vanbe8029/
Vamve801/
Vahsimbe771/
Vhasembe771/
Bamber737,299/
Baambe732,117/
Wambes731,110/
Mpambe73610/
Bhambe73265/
Bambey73233/
Bambie73219/
Faumbe73109/
Wambea73108/
Vaimbi7388/
Famber7376/
Fambeu7376/
Vamboi7363/
Bambei7362/
Vembeh7359/
Waimbe7344/
Hwambe7341/
Wambie7336/
Vambai7333/
Bambea7327/
Bambes7322/
Beambe7316/
Fambea7314/
Baimbe7312/
Vanber7310/
Fahmbe7310/
Wambet738/
Vaimba737/
Faambe737/
Wambeu737/
Vombey736/
Vamoue736/
Weambe735/
Bahmbe735/
Bambeh735/
Ffambe735/
Wambei734/
Phambe734/
Vaïmbi734/
Vanbee733/
Wgambe733/
Baumbe733/
Vuamba733/
Wambey733/
Bambet733/
Vanbey732/
Huambe732/
Fambeh732/
Wanmbe732/
Wambed732/
Faimbe732/
Bambeu732/
Vwembe732/
Bambed731/
Bambee731/
Vhamba731/
Vhembe731/
Wambeh731/
Vambio731/
Uambee731/
Veembe731/
Wambee731/
Wuambe731/
Vamweh731/
Vaamba731/
Waambe731/
Banmbe731/
Vainbe731/
Vembei731/
Baïmbe731/
Fambie730/
Fambes730/
Vamvey730/
Bahambe67763/
Baumber67698/
Bhamber67346/
Basembe67230/
Basimbe67192/
Vanbets6786/
Baimbet6776/
Vanimpe6761/
Batembe6759/
Uhambee6720/
Bambher6719/
Fahambe6711/
Mphambe6710/
Baymbet679/
Bhambhe676/
Vanberh676/
Bamberh676/
Bhambey674/
Uhaembe674/
Phamber673/
Bambeha673/
Bhaumbe672/
Bhambed672/
Wambeha672/
Beambee671/
Banmbes671/
Bambhed671/
Baambee671/
Watimbe671/
Vanbess671/
Vanbest671/
Vanbeeh671/
Vanbeer671/
Vanbeit671/
Vaynber671/
Fambieh671/
Fausmbe671/
Vainber671/
Vanbeej671/
Wasembe671/
Wahambe671/
Fahmbeh671/
Fatimbe671/
Baimber671/
Batimbe671/
Baambed671/
Huamber671/
Voumbey671/
Vaunbie670/
Wambeer670/
Bambech670/

Vambe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vambe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻠﻄﻢfltm-
Vambe in the Marathi language
वांबेvambe-
Vambe in the Hindi language
वम्बेvambe80
वामबेvamabe20

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