Kamboh Surname

39,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Kamboh Surname User-submission:

A member of a particular Kshatriya community of people living in northwestern India and in Pakistan and Afghanistan, said to be descended from the Kambojas.

The Kambojas were a tribe of Iron Age India, frequently mentioned in Sanskrit and Pali literature.

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Kamboh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan12,5291:14,258957
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
United Arab Emirates851:107,7919,280
United States581:6,249,292299,206
England541:1,031,81650,675
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
India181:42,614,743461,117
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Kamboh (15) may also be a first name.

Kamboh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A member of a particular Kshatriya community of people living in northwestern India and in Pakistan and Afghanistan, said to be descended from the Kambojas.

The Kambojas were a tribe of Iron Age India, frequently mentioned in Sanskrit and Pali literature. The tribe coalesced to become one of the shodhasha Mahajanapadas of vedic India.

The kambojas had several kingdoms in the eastern Afghanistan region through out time whilst slowly migrating into the subcontinent.

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Kamboh Last Name Facts

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

Kamboh (Hindi: कम्बोह) is found most in Pakistan. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamboh? popularity and diffusion

Kamboh is the 39,542nd most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 549,009 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kamboh live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 12,529 people, or 1 in 14,258. In Pakistan Kamboh is primarily found in: Sindh, where 85 percent live, Punjab, where 14 percent live and Balochistan, where 0 percent live. Not including Pakistan this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Kamboh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kamboh last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kamboh earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.78% more than the national average, earning $47,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.47% more than the national average, earning $50,911 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamboha9211/
Kamboch926/
Kambojh923/
Khamboh923/
Kaamboh921/
Kambo9117,225/
Kamboush8668/
Kambouch8610/
Keambouh861/
Khambooh861/
Kambhoha861/
Kambou83147,897/
Kamboj8324,612/
Kamboy832,493/
Kaumbo832,146/
Kaimbo831,350/
Kamboa83429/
Kamboi83421/
Kaembo83358/
Kamboo83346/
Kambho83228/
Kaambo83142/
Kanboh83137/
Komboh83105/
Khambo8397/
Kambha8374/
Kambah8346/
Kemboh8344/
Kaymbo8322/
Kambuo8315/
Camboh833/
Kammbo832/
Katmbo831/
Kam'bo831/
Kamboï831/
Khamboush801/
Kahambo772,438/
Kahumbo77163/
Keambou77117/
Kambahe7752/
Khamboo7732/
Kambhoo7720/
Kambhoj7712/
Khemboh779/
Kammboj775/
Kamboot775/
Kambhat774/
Kambooj774/
Kahymbo774/
Khambah774/
Khamboj773/
Khambho773/
Koumboh773/
Kambojj772/
Cambohy772/
Kheambo772/
Komboch772/
Kambooa772/
Kaambou771/
Khambha771/
Kambhaa771/
Kammbou771/
Kqambou771/
Ckambos771/
Koomboh771/
Keumboh771/
Khamboa771/
Kaimbou771/
Kamboss771/
Kamboyz771/
Kambhou771/
Komboth771/
Kombosh771/
Khambod771/
Kombo7399,691/
Kamba7371,197/
Kembo7315,679/
Cambo732,402/
Qambo73305/
Khambash7193/
Kammbach7168/
Khamboot7114/
Kombosch7112/
Kambhatt7110/
Khambhap716/
Khambood714/
Khambach712/
Khaembah712/
Kambhahe711/
Khambhah711/
Ka'ambou711/
Kambhouz711/
Kaimba67149,743/
Kemboi6773,117/
Kaumba6733,617/
Khembo677,493/
Kambeu673,028/
Khamba672,998/
Kombou672,204/
Koumbo671,824/
Kaemba671,787/
Cambou671,173/
Khombo67579/
Cambot67345/
Kaamba67338/
Camboa67331/
Cambos67232/
Komboi67200/
Cambod67159/
Komboy67116/
Caumbo67105/
Koimbo6790/
Qambos6785/
Kaymba6777/
Comboh6766/
Kombah6742/
Koembo6742/
Kemboo6734/
Camboy6720/
Camboi6716/
Kemboy6713/
Qamboo6711/
Komboj6710/
Kombha678/
Kombho678/
Kuimbo678/
Kambaa677/
Koombo676/
Kasmba676/
Komboz675/
Caimbo675/
Kaïmba675/
Camboj674/
Cambah674/
Khambhatt674/
Kembah673/
Kamvou673/
Keumbo673/
Komboa673/
Cahmbo672/
Katmba672/
Camboo672/
Camboz672/
Kambga672/
Kambhasth671/
Kammba671/
Keamba671/
Kambaş671/
Kkembo671/
Komboo671/
Quambo671/
Caembo671/
Qambho671/
Qamboa671/

Kamboh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamboh in the Hindi language
कम्बोहkamboha-

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