Kambela Surname

257,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kambela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kambela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia7921:20,0132,224
DR Congo4381:168,67517,317
South Africa1711:316,82930,013
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Botswana281:78,10513,263
India261:29,502,515369,827
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Congo51:997,81917,129
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kambela (159) may also be a first name.

Kambela Last Name Facts

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

Kambela (Marathi: कांबळे) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kambela? popularity and diffusion

Kambela is the 257,579th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,766,217 people. The surname Kambela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kambela are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 727,628th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 159 people.

It is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 792 people, or 1 in 20,013. In Zambia Kambela is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 43 percent live, Central Province, where 29 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Kambela Last Name Statistics demography

Kambela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.95% less than the national average, earning R 107,064 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khambela93140/
Kambeela931/
Kamboela931/
Kaembela931/
Kambiela931/
Katembela8860/
Kasembela8841/
Kambala8627,979/
Kambila862,503/
Kambele862,302/
Kambola861,065/
Kombela86656/
Qambela86493/
Kambeli86267/
Kembela86238/
Kambelo8621/
Cambela8617/
Kambely863/
Kambhala80842/
Kambuila80711/
Kambalai80455/
Kamballa80267/
Kambaila80187/
Kambilay8082/
Khombela8074/
Kambaala8053/
Kambalay8052/
Kaumbila8050/
Khambala8034/
Kambelis8034/
Kambalha8033/
Khambola8028/
Kambelos8011/
Kambalah809/
Kombelas809/
Kambalaa805/
Kombaela804/
Khambele804/
Kaambola803/
Kombelaa803/
Kambilat802/
Khanbela802/
Kambeali802/
Kaambala801/
Khambely801/
Kambelio801/
Kanmbala801/
Kambyola801/
Kambalia801/
Kaimbala801/
Kambieli801/
Kombelya801/
Khambila801/
Gcambela801/
Khambheilay789/
Khambalia7557/
Kambhaala7518/
Khambhala7511/
Kamballah7510/
Kambhalaa755/
Kambhalla755/
Kasimbeli755/
Kasimbila754/
Khambaila752/
Kambilaya751/
Khambalai751/
Khambalya751/
Kambahala751/
Kambalaai751/
Kam'mbala751/
Kahambala751/
Kamboilay751/
Kamballia751/
Kambelesh751/
Kombila718,090/
Kambili714,027/
Cambala713,223/
Kambilo712,184/
Kambolo711,391/
Kombala711,315/
Kombele71825/
Kombola71435/
Khambhalay71273/
Kambile71209/
Khambhilay71118/
Cambila71104/
Kembila7190/
Kanbala7168/
Cambelo7161/
Kombelo7142/
Kambalo7141/
Khambholay7137/
Kembola7130/
Combela7120/
Cambola7120/
Khambheliy7117/
Kombeli7112/
Cambele7112/
Khambhalya716/
Kembala716/
Kasimbeyli716/
Kanbola715/
Cambeli714/
Kamvele714/
Kembelo714/
Khambhalia713/
Qombela713/
Canbela712/
Kanbila712/
Qambele712/
Kanbele711/
Kambhahala711/
Kannmbalai711/
Qambala711/
Kachimbila711/
Khambhalah711/
Khambhalai711/
Khambholia711/
Kambilé711/
Kambyle711/
Khambhailay67658/
Camballa67219/
Kuombola67131/
Combelas67113/
Khambile6753/
Kambilyo6735/
Khambhoilay6714/
Koumbele6714/
Kambilis6710/
Kamvilai6710/
Kambylis679/
Kanbaala677/
Koumbila676/
Kaimbolo676/
Kanbhala675/
Kambolho675/
Kambysellis674/
Kembhala673/
Kambaile673/
Kambilyi673/
Khombala672/
Cambelis672/
Komballa672/
Kambalou672/
Kombylat672/
Kembaala671/
Kembalai671/
Khembala671/
Khamvila671/
Kanmpeli671/
Kanveela671/
Kombhala671/
Cambalia671/
Cambeler671/
Kembeley671/
Khanbala671/
Kambalei671/
Kombylha671/
Kombalha671/
Kombiele671/
Khambili671/
Kombolla671/
Kombilas671/

Kambela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kambela in the Marathi language
कांबळेkambale-

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Footnotes

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