Kahamba Surname
Approximately 3,574 people bear this surname
Kahamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,122 | 1:24,949 | 3,063 |
| DR Congo | 958 | 1:77,119 | 8,957 |
| Namibia | 166 | 1:14,514 | 2,670 |
| Zambia | 150 | 1:105,666 | 8,338 |
| Uganda | 132 | 1:295,752 | 20,635 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Kahamba (266) may also be a first name.
Kahamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kahamba is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahamba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 127,023rd most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,039,045 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahamba live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kahamba is also the 545,281st most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 266 people.
The last name Kahamba is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,122 people, or 1 in 24,949. In Tanzania Kahamba is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 16 percent are found and Mtwara Region, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Kahamba occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Namibia, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Kahamba
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