Itambo Surname

305,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Itambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Itambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0141:45,5424,711
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Itambo (205) may also be a first name.

Itambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Itambo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Itambo.

How Common Is The Last Name Itambo? popularity and diffusion

Itambo is the 305,837th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,891,306 people. Itambo is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Itambo are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Itambo is also the 632,267th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 205 people.

The surname Itambo is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1,014 people, or 1 in 45,542. In Kenya Itambo is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 54 percent reside, Taita Taveta County, where 17 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 12 percent reside. Other than Kenya it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Itambo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gitambo926/
Itamboa921/
Hitambo921/
Jitambo921/
Githambo86499/
Aitambou8613/
Aithambo861/
Itombo833,538/
Itamba832,046/
Itembo83215/
Etambo8340/
Gitombo7787/
Ithamba7729/
Yitamba7727/
Etamboa7719/
Hitamba776/
Yitombo774/
Ithombo774/
Ithembo771/
Hitembo771/
Itammba771/
Haitamba71377/
Itoumbou7164/
Aytambou717/
Githombo714/
Ithoumbo714/
Gittamba711/
Gitambha711/
Gitambaa711/
Haitembo711/
Itatemba711/
Etombo671,864/
Itomba67596/
Etamba67474/
Itemba67146/
Utamba6767/
Etembo6734/
Utembo6727/
Itamua6711/
Utombo673/
Ytamba671/
Itanwo671/

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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
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  • 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 Itambo
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