Kahambu Surname

260,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kahambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3611:54,2836,540
Uganda1361:287,05420,278
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kahambu (189) may also be a first name.

Kahambu Last Name Facts

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

Kahambu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahambu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kahambu is the 260,442nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,832,590 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahambu reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 661,310th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 189 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,361 people, or 1 in 54,283. Other than The DR Congo this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 9 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahambau9381/
Kahammbu931/
Khambu92980/
Kaambu9277/
Khambhu86556/
Kahumbu86548/
Khambud862/
Khambau861/
Khaembu861/
Kaambou861/
Kambu8322,325/
Ka'ambou801/
Kahamboe801/
Kheambuh801/
Khambhus801/
Khambhuj801/
Kambou77147,897/
Kaumbu773,725/
Kambeu773,028/
Kambui77415/
Kambuy77216/
Kambhu77128/
Kambau77106/
Kaimbu7795/
Kambuj7770/
Kambud7733/
Kambuh7720/
Khembu773/
Kaymbu771/
Kambgu771/
Khambhuid753/
Khamboush751/
Keambou71117/
Khamboo7132/
Kambuås7127/
Kambouj716/
Cheambu711/
Kqambou711/
Kammbou711/
Kaimbou711/
Khamboe711/
Kaimbau711/
Kambhou711/
Kambahu711/
Kambuha711/
Kehmbou711/
Kombu671,435/
Kembu67759/
Cambu67251/
Kamboush6768/
Khombaud6756/
Kambouch6710/
Qambu672/
Kambault671/
Kambhouz671/
Khambooh671/
Keambouh671/

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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 Kahambu
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