Kambolo Surname
Approximately 1,391 people bear this surname
Kambolo Surname Definition:
Kambolo is a surname of the Luba-lunda tribe, meaning: papyrus mud hut dweller.
Kambolo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,170 | 1:63,145 | 7,472 |
| Zambia | 167 | 1:94,910 | 7,710 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kambolo (53) may also be a first name.
Kambolo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kambolo is a surname of the Luba-lunda tribe, meaning: papyrus mud hut dweller.
Kambolo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kambolo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kambolo occurs most in The DR Congo. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kambolo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 278,216th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,239,070 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kambolo live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kambolo is also the 1,366,219th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 53 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,170 people, or 1 in 63,145. Not including The DR Congo it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 12 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
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Footnotes
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