Kadamb Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kadamb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kadamb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1641:4,677,228120,006
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kadamb (78) may also be a first name.

Kadamb Last Name Facts

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

Kadamb (Bengali: কদম্ব, Hindi: कदम्ब, Marathi: कद, Oriya: କଦ) is found most frequently in India. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kadamb? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,343,156th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kadamb reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,091,646th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 78 people.

The surname Kadamb is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 4,677,228. In India Kadamb is most numerous in: Karnataka, where 29 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 27 percent reside and Delhi, where 17 percent reside. Besides India Kadamb is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kadhamb922/
Kadambtt861/
Kodamb833/
Cadamb831/
Khadampe7134/
Cadamp674/
Kedemb672/
Kadompe6210/
Kodampe624/
Kadhanv621/
Koudomb621/
Khodampe572/

Kadamb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kadamb in the Bengali language
কদম্বkadamba-
Kadamb in the Oriya language
କଦkada-
Kadamb in the Hindi language
कदम्बkadamba85
कादम्बkadamba15
Kadamb in the Marathi language
कदkada57.14
कदंबkadamba42.86

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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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  • 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 Kadamb
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