Kamb Surname

98,179th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kamb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,3251:22,2192,809
Papua New Guinea9951:8,195628
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
Pakistan1461:1,223,58814,537
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Finland191:289,30021,660
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
India111:69,733,217610,955
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Kamb (791) may also be a first name.

Kamb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamb (Arabic: كمب, Hindi: कम्बर, Marathi: कांब) occurs most in The DR Congo. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamb? popularity and diffusion

Kamb is the 98,179th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,508,809 people. The last name Kamb occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Kamb are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 291,309th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 791 people.

The last name Kamb is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 3,325 people, or 1 in 22,219. Not including The DR Congo this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Kamb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kamb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kamb surname increased 1,462 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kamb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kamb surname are 9.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.79% registered with the party.

The amount Kamb earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 49.89% more than the national average, earning R 356,196 per year and in United States they earn 0.85% more than the national average, earning $43,517 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaumb891,353/
Kaimb89141/
Khamb8981/
Kambs8958/
Kambh899/
Kaamb895/
Kaymb891/
Kammb890/
Khambh80410/
Khanmb801/
Khambt801/
Kahamb801/
Hkaumb800/
Kamp7523,311/
Komb752,884/
Kemb75355/
Kanb75129/
Camb75115/
Qamb7577/
Kamv755/
Kambowa73917/
Kambova73466/
Kambová7367/
Kachimb7321/
Kampe676,263/
Kampf674,591/
Kamph67598/
Koimb67531/
Khanb67338/
Kampp67306/
Kanbh67179/
Kaump67137/
Kuimb67123/
Khamp6781/
Qambs6746/
Kampz6739/
Koumb6737/
Kombz6728/
Kaimp6720/
Cambs677/
Kanhb675/
Kaemp672/
Cambì671/
Keanb671/
Kombd671/
Kombh671/
Caumb671/
Kanbs671/
Khambova671/
Kaunb671/
Kgamp671/
Kombp671/
Kamvh671/
Keamp670/

Kamb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamb in the Hindi language
कम्बरkambara-
Kamb in the Marathi language
कांबkamba-
Kamb in the Arabic language
كمبkmb-

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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 Kamb
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