Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Filipino Pronounced Pron. /kjam.ˈbaw/(Tagalog) /ˈkjɐm.baʊ/(Tagalog) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Possibly from Hokkien 欠賺 (khiàm-báu) meaning "owed money, lacking money" or 鹹賺 (kiâm-báu) meaning "stingy with money".