Dambula Surname

273,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Dambula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dambula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,0981:15,5912,441
Zambia1791:88,5477,336
South Africa721:752,46852,376
Zimbabwe561:275,68328,626
India71:109,580,769786,157
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Dambula (16) may also be a first name.

Dambula Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dambula has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dambula? popularity and diffusion

It is the 273,426th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,124,856 people. The surname Dambula occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dambula reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Dambula is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 16 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,098 people, or 1 in 15,591. Outside of Malawi this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Dambula Last Name Statistics demography

Dambula earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.13% more than the national average, earning R 420,924 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dambulla93365/
Damboula9354/
Dambulay931/
Dhamboula881/
Dembula86293/
Dambola86122/
Dambule8621/
Danbula8618/
Dombula862/
Dambulo862/
Dambuli861/
Danmbulaai821/
D'Ambola8063/
Dambulos8019/
Dhambola8019/
Danbulai806/
Danboula802/
Dhembula801/
Doumboula753/
Damboulou751/
Dombola71731/
Dambole7176/
Domvula7135/
Danbola7111/
Damboli718/
Dombule715/
Danbule713/
Danbulo712/
Danbuli712/
Dombuli712/
Dambolo711/
Dambhole6780/
Dembullo671/
Dambolle671/
Dombouli671/
Dombolla671/
Dombaule671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dambula
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