Vamva Surname

723,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 402 people bear this surname

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

Vamva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vamva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2701:200,65821,510
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Greece251:443,19258,048
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Vamva (42) may also be a first name.

Vamva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vamva (Hindi: वम्वा, Russian: Вамва) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vamva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vamva is the 723,769th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,128,224 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Vamva reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Vamva is also the 1,566,439th most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 42 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 270 people, or 1 in 200,658. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 76 percent live, Western Cape, where 18 percent live and Gauteng, where 4 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Greece, where 6 percent live.

Vamva Last Name Statistics demography

Vamva earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.01% less than the national average, earning R 95,028 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vamvas91289/
Vamba80791/
Vanva80290/
Vomva8041/
Vemva809/
Bamva803/
Vamua803/
Vamwa802/
Wamva801/
Vamve801/
Famva801/
Uamva801/
Vamvo801/
Phamva73286/
Vomvas73199/
Vomvea7337/
Vambai7333/
Vanvat7319/
Vambah7311/
Vamvou7310/
Vanvai739/
Vaimba737/
Vanvay736/
Vambas735/
Voumva735/
Vanvas734/
Vambea734/
Vaimua734/
Vuamba733/
Vaamba731/
Vwamba731/
Bamvai731/
Vhamba731/
Vasnva731/
Vanvaj731/
Bamvat731/
Vamvey730/
Vamway730/
Vamvoy730/
Voumvas676/
Bhamvat671/
Vanempa671/
Veambea671/
Vambach671/
Vasimba671/
Vaamwad671/
Vanvaux671/
Vanvast670/

Vamva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vamva in the Hindi language
वम्वाvamva60
वाम्वाvamva20
वम्वvamva20
Vamva in the Russian language
Вамваvamva-

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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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  • 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 Vamva
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