Kambili Surname

114,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kambili Surname Definition:

Kambili is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: type of palm tree.

Kambili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,5311:29,1903,658
Zambia6231:25,4412,707
Tanzania4871:108,71010,537
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Papua New Guinea841:97,06813,033
India721:10,653,686201,049
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kambili (1,119) may also be a first name.

Kambili Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kambili is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: type of palm tree.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kambili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kambili (Oriya: କିଲି) is most common in The DR Congo. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kambili? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kambili is the 114,765th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,809,671 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kambili live; 64 percent live in Central Africa and 63 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 238,348th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 1,119 people.

It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,531 people, or 1 in 29,190. Barring The DR Congo Kambili exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 15 percent reside and Tanzania, where 12 percent reside.

Kambili Last Name Statistics demography

Kambili earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.34% less than the national average, earning R 158,400 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kambili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kambili in the Oriya language
କିଲିkili62.35
କାିଲିkaili12.94
କିଳିkili7.06
କିଳୀkili4.71
ୀଲିili3.53
କିଲୀkili3.53
ୀଳିili2.35
କମିଲିkamili1.18
କମଳାkamala1.18

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