Kambia Surname

144,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Togo

Kambia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kambia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin8471:12,2031,668
Togo7351:9,8612,446
DR Congo6911:106,91711,858
Papua New Guinea4231:19,2761,973
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Indonesia1021:1,296,56190,231
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
Zambia251:633,99725,256
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Kambia (296) may also be a first name.

Kambia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kambia is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kambia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 144,713th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,374,567 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Kambia reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 512,632nd most frequently held given name globally It is held by 296 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 847 people, or 1 in 12,203. In Benin Kambia is primarily found in: Atakora Department, where 83 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 11 percent are found and Donga Department, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Benin it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaimbia92148/
Khambia9238/
Kambiha922/
Kambiah922/
Kambija921/
Kambi'a921/
Kanmbia921/
Kambiat921/
Kaambia921/
Kambuiya8621/
Kambeija8620/
Kambagia861/
Kahambia861/
Kambijia861/
Kambaija861/
Kembia831,129/
Kombia83731/
Cambia83658/
Kambya83446/
Kambio8374/
Kanbia8316/
Koumbia771,167/
Cambias77107/
Kaumbya7765/
Kanbiah7713/
Kambeaj7710/
Kombiah777/
Cambiha774/
Khembia774/
Kambyah773/
Kambiop772/
Kombija771/
Kammbya771/
Keumbia771/
Kombiae771/
Khambhayia751/
Khambhaija751/
Kambejja71230/
Kahumbya71114/
Kahambea7143/
Kambayya7116/
Kamboyya7114/
Khambyah7110/
Koumbias719/
Kanbaiya719/
Khambhaiyat716/
Khambyat714/
Kambheaj711/
Kombiaou711/
Kombaiya711/
Kambyaat711/
Kanbujia711/
Cambio671,530/
Combia67773/
Kambeo67188/
Cambiaggi67169/
Kembya6768/
Kombio6744/
Khambejja6710/
Konbia678/
Khaanbiay674/
Canbia674/
Kombya672/
Kembio672/
Kanbea671/
Kambjo671/
Kachimbya671/
Kanbio671/

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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 Kambia
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