Kambeja Surname
Approximately 878 people bear this surname
Kambeja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 503 | 1:77,613 | 8,409 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Kambeja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kambeja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kambeja is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kambeja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 400,385th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,300,166 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kambeja are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 503 people, or 1 in 77,613. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Butaleja District, where 65 percent are found, Mbale District, where 6 percent are found and Kaliro District, where 5 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 39 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 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
- 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 Kambeja
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