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
Kambu (Bengali: কম্বু, Hindi: कम्बू, Marathi: कंबु, Oriya: କୁ) is most common in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kambu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 24,239th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 326,430 people. The surname Kambu occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Kambu reside; 68 percent reside in Central Africa and 68 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kambu is also the 167,420th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,033 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 15,180 people, or 1 in 4,867. Not including The DR Congo this surname is found 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 Kambu surname is predominantly 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
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- 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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