Alambe Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Alambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1391:332,22920,203
India291:26,450,530346,896
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Alambe (91) may also be a first name.

Alambe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alambe (Marathi: अळंबे, Oriya: ଆଲେ) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alambe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alambe is the 1,159,732nd most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The last name Alambe is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Alambe live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 91 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 332,229. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 97 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Alambe occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Alambe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halambe9227/
Alambee9221/
Alambey9212/
Allambe927/
Alamber924/
Galambe922/
Alambie921/
Alambei921/
Alambhe921/
Aleambe921/
Alambes921/
Alambets8639/
Aleambeh8617/
Allambie8613/
Allambey8612/
Halamber862/
Alambeer862/
Healambe861/
Allambee861/
Alambeis861/
Alambeys861/
Alambeth861/
Alamba832,686/
Alembe832,051/
Olambe83883/
Alombe83846/
Alambi83280/
Elambe8359/
Alamue833/
Alamby832/
Alanbe831/
Alamwe831/
Halambets804/
Holambe772,057/
Allamby77653/
Halamba77407/
Helambe77207/
Aloumbe77201/
Golambe77159/
Aulamba77146/
Alambay77123/
Galamue77118/
Alembea7748/
Halambi7739/
Alanbey7729/
Galambi7728/
Alanber7727/
Galombe7722/
Alombea7721/
Alhambi7717/
Allamba7716/
Alombie7712/
Allambi779/
Alanbee776/
Olaambe775/
Alambai775/
Aliamba775/
Aliambi774/
Alembeh774/
Alambis772/
Galanbe772/
Alhamba772/
Oilambe771/
Eliambe771/
Elhambe771/
Elaembe771/
Alamboa771/
Alembey771/
Aleambi771/
Alaamve771/
Aalamba771/
Alhamwe771/
Aslanbey71265/
Hailombe71100/
Haulamba7139/
Allambai7112/
Aallamby713/
Alambich712/
Holambhe711/
Galambiy711/
Allombie711/
Alamveer711/
Galombge711/
Alotembe711/
Halambai711/
Hallamby710/
Alembi675,026/
Elembe673,230/
Elombe672,851/
Alomba672,446/
Olamba67852/
Olembe67832/
Olombe67474/
Alombi67241/
Elambi67202/
Olambi6718/
Alanba6715/
Alemby679/
Olanbe679/
Alanbi678/
Alanby676/
Alonbe673/
Hallanber672/
Haleembee671/
Alamva671/
O'Lambeth671/
Allehmbeh671/
Alanwe671/
Alhamweih671/
Alhamwieh671/
Alamui671/
Elamby671/

Alambe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alambe in the Oriya language
ଆଲେale-
Alambe in the Marathi language
अळंबेalambe69.57
आळंबेalambe17.39
एळंबेelambe8.7
आलंबेalambe4.35

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alambe
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