Zamba Surname

37,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Zamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola5,9161:4,562660
DR Congo3,7351:19,7802,497
Zimbabwe8191:18,8502,799
Cameroon5781:35,9334,842
Benin5271:19,6122,627
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Gabon2531:7,4671,394
Tanzania2261:234,25519,221
Nigeria1621:1,093,47445,309
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Mongolia1291:21,9012,442
France971:684,77087,242
Turkey871:894,49942,184
Uganda741:527,55829,544
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Slovakia681:78,47715,212
Cyprus631:14,0461,615
India601:12,784,423224,716
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
England401:1,392,95161,553
Zambia391:406,40820,045
Burkina Faso381:482,9506,794
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Congo151:332,6069,246
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
São Tomé and Príncipe71:25,3461,305
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

The alternate forms: Zámba (48), Žamba (12) & Zambá (4) are calculated separately.

Zamba (3,023) may also be a first name.

Zamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zamba (Arabic: زامبا, Russian: Замба, Tibetan: ཟམ་བྷ་) occurs more in Angola more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Zámba, Žamba or Zambá. For other possible spellings of Zamba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zamba? popularity and diffusion

Zamba is the 37,435th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 518,207 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Zamba are found; 52 percent are found in Southern Africa and 42 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Zamba is also the 131,513th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 3,023 people.

This surname is most common in Angola, where it is held by 5,916 people, or 1 in 4,562. Barring Angola Zamba occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.

Zamba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zamba has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zamba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zamba are 35.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.24% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zamba earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 54.31% less than the national average, earning €13,722 per year; in South Africa they earn 72.98% less than the national average, earning R 64,212 per year; in United States they earn 11.5% more than the national average, earning $48,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.69% less than the national average, earning $48,347 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zámba9348/
Žamba9312/
Zambá934/
Zambas911,336/
Dzamba91692/
Zambad91463/
Zhamba91188/
Zambaz91179/
Ziamba91152/
Zambai9162/
Zsamba9139/
Zambea9127/
Zaimba9126/
Zambah9114/
Zeamba917/
Zambaa917/
Zambay914/
Zamboa914/
Zambat912/
Zzamba912/
Zaemba911/
Zgamba911/
Zambau911/
Tzamba911/
Dziamba83342/
Zambaux83253/
Zambach83104/
Zgambau8356/
Dzambas8344/
Zambeau8343/
Zambeat8319/
Zambaya8313/
Zhambau8310/
Zhambay838/
Zambaia835/
Zatemba834/
Zhambas833/
Dzsamba833/
Zhambai831/
Dzhamba831/
Zambatt831/
Samba80333,743/
Jamba8056,378/
Camba8025,830/
Zambo8013,985/
Zemba8013,798/
Zambi807,002/
Zomba805,512/
Zambe801,232/
Xamba80395/
Zambó80128/
Zamua8087/
Zamva8067/
Czaba8024/
Zanba8010/
Zamwa805/
Čamba805/
Zamby802/
Çamba802/
Zambé801/
Zambò801/
Dzhambaz77295/
Zambeaux77282/
Zachemba7741/
Dzhambas7733/
Zhaambay772/
Dzhambai771/
Dzhambau771/
Dzhambay771/
Ztshamba771/
Chamba7340,503/
Shamba7329,430/
Zgambo7323,645/
Ziemba739,681/
Sambas736,862/
Tsamba736,710/
Sambad736,321/
Djamba735,760/
Zambou732,368/
Sambai732,357/
Sambat732,149/
Caumba731,998/
Dzomba731,987/
Cambay731,724/
Zoumba731,531/
Sambea731,125/
Dzambo73974/
Jambaa73833/
Jambai73797/
Zamber73701/
Sambay73610/
Sambaa73606/
Jambau73502/
Siamba73492/
Czomba73458/
Zombad73447/
Zeambo73391/
Camboa73331/
Giamba73317/
Sambha73304/
Saumba73302/
Jhamba73266/
Samboa73205/
Zhambe73200/
Sambau73178/
Sambah73173/
Zsámba73162/
Zhomba73145/
Jambay73123/
Ssamba73121/
Ziambo73118/
Zambos73116/
Zambie73112/
Sgamba7397/
Zsemba7395/
Zamboj7391/
Ziambi7389/
Dzemba7383/
Sambaz7380/
Zgomba7371/
Zombea7370/
Jambaz7366/
Ciamba7366/
Jambas7357/
Zamboi7355/
Džamba7349/
Zombai7348/
Jambat7343/
Saimba7338/
Zembah7337/
Zanbay7336/
Zhemba7332/
Cambau7332/
Sambaj7332/
Jjamba7328/
Zambey7328/
Ziambe7327/
Zhambo7325/
Zaimbo7324/
Cambai7322/
Sambaß7320/
Zombas7318/
Tjamba7313/
Zainba7312/
Caimba7312/
Czanba7312/
Rzabay7311/
Czemba7310/
Zambee7310/
Zeimba739/
Cambaa739/
Zombay739/
Çambaş739/
Zambot738/
Zambão737/
Jammba737/
Zammbe737/
Zombah737/
Zambgi737/
Saemba735/
Zamboy735/
Seamba735/
Zhanba734/
Jambha733/
Zanbad733/
Saamba733/
Ziomba733/
Szambo733/
Sammba733/
Zaambe732/
Zambio732/
Zanbai732/
Zembaa732/
Zambet732/
Zembai732/
Tcamba732/
Scamba732/
Zsambo732/
Zanbat732/
Jambad731/
Dzanba731/
Dsamba731/
Zambeu731/
Zanbaj731/
Zaimbe731/
Sjamba731/
Zahnba731/
Zamvea731/
Zammpa731/
Zambit731/
Cambôa731/
Sambaí731/
Hsamba731/
Jaamba731/
Jeamba731/
Txamba731/
Zgambe731/
Zeambi731/
Zanbga731/
Zambui731/
Čambas731/
Xzambo731/
Zombat731/
Samnba731/
Sambéa731/
Szomba731/
Czańba731/
Zanboa731/
Zamwua731/
Zjambo731/
Zambei731/
Zambiy731/
Zanbaa731/
Zambojova717/
Zhambaova711/
Zamboyova711/
Tshamba6710,381/
Tchamba677,198/
Chambas67908/
Chaumba67805/
Shambay67697/
Shaumba67695/
Chambaz67688/
Chambai67641/
Szombat67589/
Chambat67429/
Dziomba67396/
Džambas67370/
Chaamba67268/
Chambaa67255/
Tjaimba67165/
Sasimba67113/
Sambhad67112/
Shambai67103/
Sambach67100/
Siambai6799/
Tsambai6791/
Sambeat6778/
Jambeau6772/
Jambaud6768/
Zoumbay6765/
Shambha6764/
Shaimba6759/
Chaimba6751/
Dzhambo6746/
Zhanbay6745/
Tsambaa6745/
Sambaiy6744/
Saimboa6742/
Satemba6741/
Zoumbai6736/
Zembaha6732/
Tsambas6725/
Shambah6724/
Zhamber6723/
Sasemba6721/
Sjambas6720/
Sahamba6720/
Shambaz6720/
Sambhai6719/
Sambaha6719/
Zatemwa6719/
Sambhat6717/
Zoumbas6717/
Sambhay6716/
Dzoumba6716/
Chambay6715/
Jambhai6713/
Sambais6713/
Shambat6712/
Zambott6712/
Zhambei6712/
Djambai6711/
Chambea6710/
Zhambauova6710/
Sambhas6710/
Sambatt6710/
Dzhanba679/
Zhanbai679/
Tsambga679/
Sambaat678/
Satimba678/
Zambeis677/
Ziambou677/
Zoumbaï677/
Chambau677/
Cambeau676/
Zamberh676/
Saymbay675/
Zotimba675/
Sambhaa674/
Zambout674/
Chambad674/
Ttjamba674/
Tsiamba674/
Zheemba674/
Zamboch674/
Cahamba674/
Zaineba674/
Djambas673/
Djambaz673/
Jasimba673/
Chambaj673/
Zamboth673/
Zhanbaz672/
Sambhau672/
Sahmbaz672/
Saembai672/
Chhamba672/
Shambaj672/
Zombach672/
Dzambos672/
Dzambou672/
Shaamba672/
Sambass672/
Djambay672/
Saimbas671/
Saimbha671/
Saumbai671/
Saumbha671/
Satmbay671/
Sambaih671/
Sambait671/
Sambhaj671/
Cambhai671/
Jambhad671/
Jambhay671/
Jhambai671/
Dziambo671/
Zombaad671/
Zoumbah671/
Zhombad671/
Ziaymbe671/
Tsambay671/
Ssambay671/
Z'Gambo671/
Saymbah671/
Jaimbah671/
Zeambio671/
Zombeah671/
Siambau671/
Sambahy671/
Jambach671/
Jeambas671/
Zgamboi671/
Zganbau671/
Zanbash671/
Zombath671/
Shhamba671/
Saimbai671/
Sambadh671/
Sanmbai671/
Saumbay671/
Szombay671/
Djambat671/
Dzamboh671/
Dzembea671/
Dzombas671/
Dziamby671/
Dshamba671/
Cambaai671/
Cambhay671/
Cheamba671/
Zanbahy671/
Thsamba671/
Jambaay671/
Zayneba671/
Zeaneba671/
Sanmbad671/
Sanmbaz671/
Shambaa671/
Shambad671/
Zambeer671/
Zambish671/
Jambash671/
Jasmbay671/
Seambea670/
Schamba670/
Shambau670/

Zamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zamba in the Tibetan language
ཟམ་བྷ་zambha-
Zamba in the Russian language
Замбаzamba-
Zamba in the Arabic language
زامباzamba-

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