Kamboj Surname

22,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Kamboj 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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Kamboj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India22,5361:34,0372,465
United States4641:781,16160,501
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Canada2531:145,63514,918
England2041:273,12821,453
United Arab Emirates1591:57,6245,581
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Qatar871:27,1032,847
Australia631:428,50333,982
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Norway81:642,78647,258
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Wales41:773,63329,106
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Kamboj (71) may also be a first name.

Kamboj 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.

- dynamk

Kamboj Last Name Facts

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

Kamboj (Hindi: काम्बोज, Marathi: कांबोज, Oriya: କାୋଜ) is most common in India. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamboj? popularity and diffusion

It is the 22,095th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 296,097 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Kamboj are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kamboj is also the 1,152,838th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 71 people.

The surname Kamboj is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 22,536 people, or 1 in 34,037. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Haryana, where 34 percent reside, Punjab, where 20 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 18 percent reside. Apart from India Kamboj is found in 52 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 1 percent reside.

Kamboj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kamboj last name are 1.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kamboj earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning 379,720 kr per year; in United States they earn 33.11% more than the national average, earning $57,435 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.55% more than the national average, earning $54,426 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamboji92401/
Kamboja92342/
Kambhoj9212/
Kamboje927/
Kambouj926/
Kammboj925/
Kamboej924/
Kambooj924/
Kambojh923/
Khamboj923/
Kambojj922/
Kambojo921/
Kanmboj921/
Kambo9117,225/
Kambhoji8677/
Kambhoja8617/
Kambhoje865/
Kambojee864/
Kaamboji864/
Kasemboj863/
Khamboji861/
Kambouje861/
Kambojie861/
Kambou83147,897/
Kamboh8313,274/
Kamboy832,493/
Kaumbo832,146/
Kambaj831,507/
Kaimbo831,350/
Kamboa83429/
Kamboi83421/
Kamboo83346/
Kambho83228/
Kaambo83142/
Kamboe83106/
Khambo8397/
Kambio8374/
Kambuj8370/
Kaymbo8322/
Kambuo8315/
Kambej8312/
Komboj8310/
Kamboc839/
Camboj834/
Kanboj833/
Kammbo832/
Kanmbo832/
Katmbo831/
Kambje831/
Kam'bo831/
Kambij831/
Kamboï831/
Kaambhoji805/
Kambaji775,622/
Kamboyi775,114/
Kambuji773,374/
Kahambo772,438/
Kambaja771,560/
Kambeja77878/
Kamboya77487/
Kambowe77419/
Kambiji77210/
Kahumbo77163/
Keambou77117/
Kambayo7795/
Kamboyo7792/
Kamboiy7742/
Khamboo7732/
Kamboue7732/
Kambajo7730/
Kambaje7729/
Kamboye7728/
Kambeji7728/
Kambhoo7720/
Kambauj7714/
Camboja7714/
Kamboha7711/
Komboji779/
Kamboch776/
Kambuyo775/
Kamboot775/
Kahymbo774/
Kanboja773/
Komboja773/
Kambiyo773/
Kambeyo773/
Khambho773/
Khamboh773/
Kanbouj772/
Kambuje772/
Kheambo772/
Kacembo772/
Kambuja772/
Kambooa772/
Kaambou771/
Kambaaj771/
Kambaij771/
Kambhej771/
Kammbou771/
Kqambou771/
Ckambos771/
Khamboa771/
Khambaj771/
Kaimbou771/
Kanmbou771/
Kambija771/
Kamboss771/
Kamboyz771/
Kambaju771/
Kambhou771/
Kaamboh771/
Khambod771/
Khamboe771/
Kombo7399,691/
Kamba7371,197/
Kambi7325,131/
Kambe735,975/
Cambo732,402/
Kamby73664/
Qambo73305/
Kanbo73157/
Cambj7321/
Kambé732/
Kassembo71117/
Kamboush7168/
Khamboot7114/
Kambouch7110/
Khambeja7110/
Kasembej7110/
Kambodzh716/
Kasembaj715/
Khambood714/
Kamboyas713/
Kammboya712/
Kateembo712/
Kambeeja712/
Kambejje712/
Kambuyot712/
Kasêmbaj712/
Khanbouj711/
Kambeová711/
Kambhaji711/
Kambouye711/
Katemboh711/
Keambouh711/
Khambhuj711/
Khambooh711/
Katemmbo711/
Kattembo711/
Khatembo711/
Kaimbaio711/
Kahamboe711/
Kambijia711/
Kambohio711/
Kambajah711/
Kambejah711/
Kambhoha711/
Ka'ambou711/
Kambhouz711/
Kachimbo711/
Kaimba67149,743/
Kaumba6733,617/
Khambe677,777/
Kambeu673,028/
Khamba672,998/
Kambey672,766/
Kambai672,633/
Kombou672,204/
Khambi672,039/
Kaimbi672,020/
Koumbo671,824/
Cambio671,530/
Cambou671,173/
Kambay671,134/
Kaambi67937/
Kaimbe67854/
Kaumbi67592/
Khombo67579/
Kambui67415/
Kambei67353/
Kambič67348/
Cambot67345/
Kaamba67338/
Camboa67331/
Cambos67232/
Kambuy67216/
Kambue67204/
Kambie67203/
Komboi67200/
Komboe67180/
Cambod67159/
Kanbho67149/
Kaumbe67142/
Kanboh67137/
Khanbo67122/
Komboy67116/
Kambea67108/
Kambau67106/
Komboh67105/
Caumbo67105/
Kambae6797/
Koimbo6790/
Qambos6785/
Kaymba6777/
Kambha6774/
Kanboz6765/
Kambić6763/
Kanbou6756/
Kanboe6749/
Kambah6746/
Kombio6744/
Kaambe6738/
Kambye6732/
Kainbo6728/
Camboy6720/
Camboi6716/
Kambeh6715/
Kambhi6712/
Qamboo6711/
Kambhe679/
Kambyi679/
Kombho678/
Kambaa677/
Kambys677/
Khamby676/
Koombo676/
Cambão676/
Kasmba676/
Komboz675/
Caimbo675/
Kaïmba675/
Kammbe674/
Kamvej674/
Kambozova674/
Kambiy673/
Kanvoj673/
Kambee673/
Kamvou673/
Keumbo673/
Komboa673/
Camboh673/
Kanmpo672/
Kahmbe672/
Kambii672/
Cahmbo672/
Katmba672/
Camboo672/
Camboz672/
Kassimbou672/
Kambga672/
Kanbaj672/
Kambyz672/
Kahmbi671/
Khambhaji671/
Kammba671/
Kasmbe671/
Komvoj671/
Comboj671/
Kasnbo671/
Keamba671/
Katimbayo671/
Kanmbe671/
Kambaş671/
Kambeş671/
Kkambe671/
Komboc671/
Komboo671/
Quambo671/
Kaimby671/
Khamboush671/
Kammbi671/
Qambho671/
Qamboa671/
Kanbio671/
Kanboo671/
Kambehova671/

Kamboj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamboj in the Oriya language
କାୋଜkaoja-
Kamboj in the Marathi language
कांबोजkamboja54.4
कंबोजkamboja29.12
बोजboja14.84
कामबोजkamaboja0.55
काबोजkaboja0.55
Kamboj in the Hindi language
काम्बोजkamboja51.6
कम्बोजkamboja47.48
कामबोजkamaboja0.67
कमबोजkamaboja0.12
कांबोजkamboja0.07
काम्ब्रोजkambroja0.01
कम्वोजkamvoja0.01
काम्बेाजkambeaja0.01
काम्वोजkamvoja0.01

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