Bamba is used as a family name or surname in Ivory Coast. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bamba
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ivory Coast
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Bamba

How popular is Bamba?

Bamba is common in Ivory Coast.

Bamba is ranked 1714 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bambas grew by 120.8889 per cent to 994 since 2000 and ranked 25003 after elevating 19892 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 57.14 42.44
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
29.98 40.67
White 5.53 5.56
Others 4.33 8
Bamba is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ivory Coast which signifies that it is originated from Ivory Coast. Around 316273 people have been found who wears Bamba as their family name. Bamba is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
3,712 Iceland10
38,459 New Zealand7
7,031 China6
23,739 Nigeria5
114,007 Czech Republic4
718 Liberia4
394 The Gambia3
2,444 Sudan3
667 Sierra Leone3
19,452 Malaysia3
14,193 Egypt3
126 Guinea-Bissau3
18,114 Algeria3
7,619 Ecuador3
32,086 Mexico3
3,949 Botswana3
3,519 Benin3
20,837 Venezuela2
5,217 Zambia2
1,834 Malta2
18,718 Thailand2
28,083 Romania2
18,969 Wales1
10,683 Cyprus1
38,841 Scotland1
37,779 Serbia1
2,505 Congo1
24,771 Colombia1
613 Central African Republic1
165,773 Belarus1
10,958 Bangladesh1
6,149 Ethiopia1
34,581 Chile1
7,198 Maldives1
5,872 Namibia1
58,885 Poland1
5,553 Taiwan1
1,572 Macau1
13,447 Uganda1
16,283 Lithuania1
17,575 Kuwait1
28,365 Kenya1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
16,640 Hong Kong1
50,549 Georgia1
14,618 Guyana1
42,479 Greece1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
5,205 Qatar49
8,316 Portugal46
7,175 Singapore41
46,461 Netherlands40
26,164 Sweden36
2,263 Japan34
8,504 Ireland33
58,491 Australia32
274 Northern Mariana Islands22
29,040 Denmark15
202,099 Ukraine14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,451 United Arab Emirates92
49,486 South Africa91
19,298 Belgium89
17,264 Israel59
19,965 Switzerland54
176,736 Russia54
13,876 Norway52
Countries with hundreds of Bamba:
3,900 Cameroon892
467 Senegal880
33,354 United States870
6,688 Tanzania742
255 Gabon724
18,206 Germany572
7,889 Saudi Arabia423
25,595 Italy381
15,204 England376
1,192 Mauritania291
65 Guam276
42,856 Brazil254
5,652 Tunisia231
15,557 Spain211
11,257 Zimbabwe167
21,427 Canada165
31,005 Argentina164
31,070 Turkey140
12,545 Austria105
Countries with thousands of Bamba:
1,378 Philippines7,540
361 Burkina Faso6,408
433 Angola5,402
2,306 France3,159
360 Togo2,514
1,445 Ghana2,396
21,335 India1,915
854 Niger1,562
3,416 Morocco1,477
8,990 Indonesia1,433
Countries with ten thousands of Bamba:
59 Mali40,316
68 Guinea16,818
531 Democratic Republic of The Congo15,606
Countries with hundred thousands of Bamba:
14 Ivory Coast200,906
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

A. Bamba was 33 years old when he migrated to New York on May 25, 1891. He lived in Italy where he worked as farmer and took La Bretagne from Havre. 34 years old Caterina Bamba, are other Bamba that migrated to US.

Bamba Namesakes

  • Afrika Bambaataa, DJ
  • Abdoulaye Bamba, Soccer player
  • Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Former President of Indonesia
  • Afrika Bambaataa, DJ
  • Afrika Bambaataa, DJ
  • Cheikh Bamba Dièye, Senegalese Politician
  • Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Former President of Indonesia
  • Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Former President of Indonesia
  • Hassoma Bino Bamba, Soccer player
  • Toni Cade Bambara, Author

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