Kamboji Surname
Approximately 401 people bear this surname
Kamboji 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.
Read More About This SurnameKamboji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 332 | 1:2,310,438 | 75,673 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kamboji (33) may also be a first name.
Kamboji 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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Where Does The Last Name Kamboji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kamboji (Marathi: कंबोजी) has its highest incidence in India. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kamboji.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamboji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 725,073rd most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 18,173,431 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Kamboji live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 33 people.
The last name Kamboji is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 332 people, or 1 in 2,310,438. In India Kamboji is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 52 percent are found, Telangana, where 28 percent are found and Karnataka, where 18 percent are found. Apart from India Kamboji occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kamboji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamboji in the Marathi language | ||
| कंबोजी | kamboji | - |
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