Kalumbila Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kalumbila Surname Definition:

Kalumbila is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who offers praise and worship (Religious).

Kalumbila Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2301:68,9136,053
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971

Kalumbila Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kalumbila is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who offers praise and worship (Religious).

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Kalumbila Last Name Facts

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

Kalumbila occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalumbila? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kalumbila is the 978,274th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. The last name Kalumbila occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalumbila live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 68,913. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Copperbelt Province, where 50 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 27 percent are found and Western Province, where 11 percent are found. Other than Zambia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalumbilo89940/
Kalumbili8955/
Kalimbila892/
Kalumbile891/
Calumbila891/
Kouloumbila804/
Kalombela7864/
Kalimbela782/
Kalombilo781/
Calumbela781/
Kholimbila745/
Kalombelo675/
Columbuillo601/
Colombile56135/
Columbeli567/
Qolombela561/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalumbila
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