Kambei Surname
Approximately 353 people bear this surname
Kambei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 311 | 1:170,230 | 14,948 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kambei (14) may also be a first name.
Kambei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kambei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kambei (Oriya: କାେ) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kambei.
How Common Is The Last Name Kambei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 796,486th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kambei live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 14 people.
The last name Kambei is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 311 people, or 1 in 170,230. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Arusha Region, where 97 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kambei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kambei in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେ | kae | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kambei
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