Yamba Surname
Approximately 44,069 people bear this surname
Yamba Surname Definition:
Yamba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a conversation.
Yamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 20,283 | 1:3,642 | 398 |
| Zambia | 3,993 | 1:3,969 | 482 |
| Burkina Faso | 3,561 | 1:5,154 | 571 |
| Congo | 3,218 | 1:1,550 | 242 |
| Togo | 1,680 | 1:4,314 | 763 |
| Philippines | 1,658 | 1:61,060 | 10,324 |
| Angola | 1,578 | 1:17,103 | 2,033 |
| Ghana | 1,524 | 1:17,730 | 2,249 |
| Niger | 1,141 | 1:16,820 | 1,112 |
| Papua New Guinea | 900 | 1:9,060 | 711 |
| Cameroon | 761 | 1:27,292 | 3,709 |
| Tanzania | 518 | 1:102,204 | 9,998 |
| Nigeria | 518 | 1:341,974 | 18,555 |
| Ecuador | 400 | 1:39,765 | 4,246 |
| India | 344 | 1:2,229,841 | 73,922 |
| Gabon | 303 | 1:6,235 | 1,152 |
| Ivory Coast | 228 | 1:101,190 | 5,241 |
| South Africa | 185 | 1:292,852 | 28,409 |
| Benin | 185 | 1:55,868 | 6,953 |
| France | 184 | 1:360,993 | 53,985 |
| Uganda | 155 | 1:251,866 | 18,680 |
| Bolivia | 150 | 1:70,776 | 3,360 |
| Kenya | 96 | 1:481,041 | 24,996 |
| Indonesia | 80 | 1:1,653,115 | 108,474 |
| United States | 64 | 1:5,663,421 | 279,165 |
| Belgium | 59 | 1:194,858 | 25,672 |
| Liberia | 55 | 1:80,155 | 6,706 |
| Sierra Leone | 36 | 1:196,934 | 344 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Central African Republic | 25 | 1:180,616 | 58 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Yamba (42,567) may also be a first name.
Yamba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Yamba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a conversation.
Yamba Demographics
Average Yamba Salary in
United States
$38,107 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yamba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻤﺐ, Hindi: याम्बा, Marathi: यंबा, Oriya: ୟାା, Russian: Ямба) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 12,739th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,367 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Yamba live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 55 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Yamba is also the 21,121st most numerous first name on earth, borne by 42,567 people.
Yamba is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 20,283 people, or 1 in 3,642. Apart from The DR Congo Yamba exists in 60 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 9 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 8 percent reside.
Yamba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Yamba surname is predominantly Christian (60%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Yamba last name are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90% being registered with the political party.
The amount Yamba earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 44.57% less than the national average, earning R 131,724 per year; in United States they earn 11.69% less than the national average, earning $38,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.16% less than the national average, earning $39,668 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yamba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yamba in the Hindi language | ||
| याम्बा | yamba | - |
| Yamba in the Oriya language | ||
| ୟାା | yaa | - |
| Yamba in the Marathi language | ||
| यंबा | yamba | 81.25 |
| यंबाावती | yambaavati | 12.5 |
| द-यांबा | da-yamba | 6.25 |
| Yamba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻤﺐ | ymb | 66.67 |
| ﻳﻨﺐ | ynb | 33.33 |
| Yamba in the Russian language | ||
| Ямба | amba | - |
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