Kalambu Surname

389,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 910 people bear this surname

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

Kalambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7661:96,44910,884
Tanzania521:1,018,10845,504
Zambia521:304,80617,055
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kalambu (50) may also be a first name.

Kalambu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalambu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalambu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 389,400th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 8,008,292 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kalambu live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 50 people.

The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 766 people, or 1 in 96,449. Beside The DR Congo this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 6 percent live and Zambia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalambeu931/
Kalaumbu931/
Kalambou931/
Kalambau931/
Kalembu862,763/
Kalombu86706/
Kelambu86169/
Kolambu8610/
Calambu866/
Kelambau802/
Kalanbus801/
Calambau801/
Kaloumbou7580/
Kelembu71305/
Kalloumbou7114/
Kolombu718/
Kolombou6726/
Kalomboe671/
Kalonbou671/
Khelembu671/
Colambus671/
Kolombuus6316/
Koloumbou631/
Kolembeuh631/
Kouloumbou5916/
Colombu57418/
Kolomvu571/
Colombus53293/
Coulombu5322/
Colombou531/
Colombau531/
Colombaud50140/
Collombus504/
Coloumbus503/
Coulombus501/

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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 Kalambu
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