Kaligambe Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kaligambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaligambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania711:745,65741,495
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kaligambe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaligambe is found most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kaligambe.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaligambe? popularity and diffusion

Kaligambe is the 2,152,526th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaligambe live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 745,657. In Tanzania Kaligambe is most frequent in: Ruvuma Region, where 94 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 6 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 5 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kaligambe
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