Kambu Surname
Approximately 22,325 people bear this surname
Kambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 15,180 | 1:4,867 | 562 |
| Indonesia | 4,432 | 1:29,840 | 3,512 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,190 | 1:6,852 | 468 |
| Kenya | 703 | 1:65,690 | 6,310 |
| India | 510 | 1:1,504,050 | 56,543 |
| Cameroon | 108 | 1:192,306 | 19,984 |
| Nigeria | 88 | 1:2,012,986 | 70,656 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Kambu (2,033) may also be a first name.
Kambu Demographics
Average Kambu Salary in
United States
$28,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kambu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kambu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kambu (Bengali: কম্বু, Hindi: कम्बू, Marathi: कंबु, Oriya: କୁ) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kambu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 24,239th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 326,430 people. The last name Kambu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Kambu live; 68 percent live in Central Africa and 68 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 167,420th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 2,033 people.
It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 15,180 people, or 1 in 4,867. Other than The DR Congo this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.
Kambu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (93%) in Kenya.
Kambu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kambu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kambu in the Bengali language | ||
| কম্বু | kambu | - |
| Kambu in the Hindi language | ||
| कम्बू | kambu | 65.63 |
| कम्बु | kambu | 12.5 |
| काम्बू | kambu | 9.38 |
| कंबू | kambu | 6.25 |
| कंबु | kambu | 3.13 |
| काम्बु | kambu | 3.13 |
| Kambu in the Marathi language | ||
| कंबु | kambu | 35.38 |
| कंबू | kambu | 26.15 |
| कांबू | kambu | 21.54 |
| कांबु | kambu | 16.92 |
| Kambu in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁ | ku | 11.54 |
| କୁପଧାନ | kupadhana | 10 |
| କୁେବେହରା | kuebehara | 8.46 |
| କୁମାଝୀ | kumajhi | 8.46 |
| କୁମଳିକ | kumalika | 8.08 |
| କୁନାୟକ | kunayaka | 8.08 |
| କୁନାଏକ | kuna'eka | 7.31 |
| କୁସାହୁ | kusahu | 6.92 |
| କୁନାଇକ | kuna'ika | 6.54 |
| କୁେଭାଇ | kuebha'i | 5.38 |
| କାୁ | kau | 4.62 |
| କୁରଣା | kurana | 4.23 |
| କୁମାଝି | kumajhi | 3.85 |
| ସାହୁ | sahu | 2.69 |
| କଂବୁ | kambu | 0.77 |
| କାମବୁ | kamabu | 0.38 |
| କଜ୍ୁ | kaju | 0.38 |
| କଲ୍ୁ | kalu | 0.38 |
| କର୍ୁ | karu | 0.38 |
| କମ୍ୁ | kamu | 0.38 |
| କାସ୍ୁ | kasu | 0.38 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kambu
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