Kambua Surname
Approximately 6,705 people bear this surname
Kambua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5,559 | 1:8,307 | 1,087 |
| DR Congo | 862 | 1:85,707 | 9,810 |
| Papua New Guinea | 236 | 1:34,550 | 4,063 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
The alternate forms: Kâmbua (1) are calculated separately.
Kambua (1,909) may also be a first name.
Kambua Demographics
Kambua Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kambua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kambua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kambua (Oriya: କୁଆ) is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kâmbua. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kambua? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 73,432nd most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,086,882 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kambua live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kambua is also the 173,888th most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 1,909 people.
The last name Kambua is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 5,559 people, or 1 in 8,307. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kitui County, where 59 percent are found, Makueni County, where 18 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.
Kambua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kambua last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kâmbua | 94 | 1 | / |
| Khambua | 92 | 715 | / |
| Kaembua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kambuha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaumbua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kambuayi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kambwa | 83 | 721 | / |
| Kanbua | 83 | 694 | / |
| Kombua | 83 | 546 | / |
| Cambua | 83 | 545 | / |
| Kampua | 83 | 92 | / |
| Kembua | 83 | 52 | / |
| Kambuo | 83 | 15 | / |
| Kaumbwa | 77 | 531 | / |
| Khombua | 77 | 71 | / |
| Kaimbwa | 77 | 50 | / |
| Kambwaa | 77 | 27 | / |
| Kaambwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kambwah | 77 | 10 | / |
| Khanbua | 77 | 5 | / |
| Khampua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kombuha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Keambwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Cambuay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuombua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kambwaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kambhwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaimbva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kambbou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaembwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuimbua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasenbua | 71 | 1,323 | / |
| Kasimbwa | 71 | 131 | / |
| Kahambwa | 71 | 86 | / |
| Kasembwa | 71 | 23 | / |
| Kahumbwa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kamvuayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kambwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kembwa | 67 | 10,649 | / |
| Kombwa | 67 | 645 | / |
| Kanvua | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kanbwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Campua | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kachembwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Konbua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kampwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kampuo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cambwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kempua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Câmbua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khatimbwa | 67 | 1 | / |
Kambua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kambua in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁଆ | ku'a | - |
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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 Kambua
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