Kambalu Surname
Approximately 703 people bear this surname
Kambalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Indonesia | 54 | 1:2,449,059 | 145,688 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Namibia | 38 | 1:63,405 | 7,039 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Kambalu (81) may also be a first name.
Kambalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kambalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kambalu (Marathi: कंबळु, Oriya: ଲୁ) is found most in Malawi. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kambalu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 475,771st most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,366,353 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Kambalu are found; 70 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 81 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Without taking into account Malawi this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamballu | 93 | 12 | / |
| Kambalhu | 93 | 8 | / |
| Kambalou | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kambaylu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kambaliu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kaambalu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kambelu | 86 | 239 | / |
| Kambolu | 86 | 17 | / |
| Kembalu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kombalu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kachimbalu | 82 | 9 | / |
| Kambolou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kambaloe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kambotlu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamboulou | 75 | 11 | / |
| Kamboulgou | 71 | 48 | / |
| Kombolu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kombelu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanbolu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanbollu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kombolou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Komboulou | 63 | 4 | / |
| Cheambolu | 63 | 3 | / |
| Kemboulou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Koumboulou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Qanboylu | 53 | 3 | / |
Kambalu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kambalu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲୁ | lu | 60 |
| କାାଲୁ | kaalu | 30 |
| ଳୁ | lu | 10 |
| Kambalu in the Marathi language | ||
| कंबळु | kambalu | 43.75 |
| कांबळेू | kambaleu | 12.5 |
| कांबळेु | kambaleu | 12.5 |
| कांबळुानु | kambaluanu | 12.5 |
| कांबळु | kambalu | 12.5 |
| कंबळू | kambalu | 6.25 |
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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 Kambalu
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