Kambi Surname

21,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Gambia

Kambi Surname Definition:

Kambi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child that is different from others.

Kambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8,3661:6,328817
DR Congo4,9731:14,8561,845
Kenya4,2831:10,7821,366
India2,1211:361,65319,613
Gambia1,3231:1,454186
South Africa8241:65,7508,258
Papua New Guinea7171:11,3721,009
France5811:114,32517,194
Congo4221:11,8231,550
Burkina Faso3881:47,2992,173
Cameroon2051:101,31311,968
Zambia1701:93,2357,611
Nigeria1281:1,383,92853,929
Benin1241:83,3529,826
Indonesia1191:1,111,33879,949
Senegal851:171,5221,317
Thailand761:929,452144,548
Zimbabwe691:223,74325,019
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
England171:3,277,533109,658
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
China21:683,660,78330,601
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Comoros11:749,524685
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Kambi (3,472) may also be a first name.

Kambi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kambi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child that is different from others.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kambi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kambi (Hindi: काम्बी, Marathi: कांबी, Oriya: କାି) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kambi? popularity and diffusion

Kambi is the 21,657th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 289,982 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Kambi live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 120,610th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 3,472 people.

The surname Kambi is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 8,366 people, or 1 in 6,328. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 13 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 11 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Kenya, where 17 percent are found.

Kambi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (88%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kambi last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kambi earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.23% less than the national average, earning R 125,400 per year and in United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kambai912,633/
Khambi912,039/
Kaimbi912,020/
Kaambi91937/
Kaumbi91592/
Kamboi91421/
Kambui91415/
Kambei91353/
Kambič91348/
Kambie91203/
Kambio9174/
Kambić9163/
Kaembi9116/
Kambhi9112/
Kambyi919/
Kambiy913/
Kambii912/
Kahmbi911/
Kambij911/
Kammbi911/
Khambai83708/
Kahambi83495/
Kahumbi83111/
Khambhi8341/
Kambaia8322/
Hkambai834/
Kaembai834/
Kambhai833/
Kambitz833/
Kainmbi832/
Katembi832/
Khambei831/
Kambaij831/
Kambaip831/
Keambai831/
Kaimbai831/
Kamba8071,197/
Kambe805,975/
Cambi804,918/
Kembi803,557/
Kombi803,314/
Kanbi80879/
Kamby80664/
Qambi80387/
Kambé802/
Kambeitz77576/
Kambitch776/
Kauymbai771/
Kahmbait771/
Kambahai771/
Khambaai771/
Katembui771/
Kanmbiey771/
Khatembi771/
Khammbai771/
Kaimba73149,743/
Kemboi7373,117/
Kaumba7333,617/
Kamboj7324,612/
Khambe737,777/
Kambeu733,028/
Khamba732,998/
Kambey732,766/
Kamboy732,493/
Kaembe731,906/
Cambui731,568/
Cambio731,530/
Kambaj731,507/
Kambay731,134/
Kaimbe73854/
Kombih73609/
Koumbi73603/
Cambie73594/
Kamboa73429/
Kaamba73338/
Kambuy73216/
Kombie73209/
Komboi73200/
Khombi73197/
Cambei73169/
Kaumbe73142/
Kambea73108/
Kombai7399/
Kanbai7379/
Kaymba7377/
Kambha7374/
Khembi7372/
Kambuj7370/
Cambis7361/
Kuimbi7358/
Kombei7350/
Kombio7344/
Kembai7343/
Kaambe7338/
Kembie7327/
Kembei7323/
Cambai7322/
Khanbi7321/
Camboi7316/
Kambeh7315/
Qambit7315/
Kombyi7313/
Kambej7312/
Kambhe739/
Kambaa737/
Kambys737/
Kanbie736/
Khamby736/
Kombii735/
Kaïmba735/
Kanbui734/
Kammbe734/
Qambai734/
Caumbi734/
Kambee733/
Kahmbe732/
Cambit732/
Kombui732/
Koimbi732/
Cambid732/
Kambyz732/
Kambje731/
Kammba731/
Kasmbe731/
Cambiz731/
Qkanbi731/
Keamba731/
Keumbi731/
Kanmbe731/
Kambeş731/
Kkambe731/
Koombi731/
Kuombi731/
Kaimby731/
Kaunbi731/
Cahmbi731/
Kanbio731/
Kambitsch7159/
Khambhuid713/
Kaschimbi711/
Kambaja671,560/
Kambaya671,219/
Kahumbe67518/
Cambeis67241/
Kombich67226/
Khambay67210/
Kotimbi6796/
Koumbio6774/
Cambois6760/
Khaimba6756/
Khambey6735/
Kainebi6734/
Hkambey6733/
Khambaa6733/
Kaymbay6721/
Khambhe6718/
Kambauj6714/
Kombeiz6714/
Koimbai6713/
Kambhoj6712/
Kanbhai6712/
Kamboha6711/
Cambaia677/
Khanbai677/
Kambouj676/
Kammboj675/
Kaimbay675/
Khaumba675/
Khanmba675/
Keemboi675/
Kamboej674/
Khammbe674/
Kambooj674/
Kahambe674/
Kotembi674/
Khaembe674/
Kanbaai674/
Kambojh673/
Khamboj673/
Koumbai673/
Cheambi673/
Khambee673/
Kambeas672/
Kambojj672/
Khanmbe672/
Kheamba672/
Keimbai672/
Kambooa672/
Khanbit671/
Kaimbes671/
Kacembe671/
Khambha671/
Keymbai671/
Khaaseembi671/
Kanbiss671/
Kambaaj671/
Kamberr671/
Kambhaa671/
Kambhej671/
Kanmboj671/
Qasimbi671/
Koombis671/
Komnboi671/
Kombhiy671/
Kombieh671/
Cambhai671/
Cammbio671/
Cautmbi671/
Kaambee671/
Cahambi671/
Khamboa671/
Khambaj671/
Kaumbaa671/
Khanbhi671/
Kahmbeh671/
Kamboyz671/
Kambuha671/
Kkaimba671/
Koembai671/
Koumbid671/
Koumboi671/
Cambaai671/
Kemmboi671/
Kkemboi671/
Kambech671/
Keimboi671/
Qambish671/
Khambyz671/
Khombai671/
Cambiss670/

Kambi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kambi in the Oriya language
କାିkai78.51
କିki20.66
Kambi in the Hindi language
काम्बीkambi64.29
कम्बीkambi21.43
कामबीkamabi7.14
कंबीkambi7.14
Kambi in the Marathi language
कांबीkambi63.64
कंबीkambi18.18

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