Kambua Surname

73,432nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kambua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kambua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,5591:8,3071,087
DR Congo8621:85,7079,810
Papua New Guinea2361:34,5504,063
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Namibia41:602,35012,421
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Kâmbua (1) are calculated separately.

Kambua (1,909) may also be a first name.

Kambua Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kambua Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kambua (Oriya: କୁଆ) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Kâmbua. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kambua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kambua is the 73,432nd most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,086,882 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kambua reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 173,888th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 1,909 people.

It is most frequently held 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 live, Makueni County, where 18 percent live and Nairobi County, where 6 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Kambua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kambua last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kâmbua941/
Khambua92715/
Kaembua921/
Kambuha921/
Kaumbua921/
Kambuayi864/
Kambwa83721/
Kanbua83694/
Kombua83546/
Cambua83545/
Kampua8392/
Kembua8352/
Kambuo8315/
Kaumbwa77531/
Khombua7771/
Kaimbwa7750/
Kambwaa7727/
Kaambwa7711/
Kambwah7710/
Khanbua775/
Khampua774/
Kombuha774/
Keambwa774/
Cambuay771/
Kuombua771/
Kambwaj771/
Kambhwa771/
Kaimbva771/
Kambbou771/
Kaembwa771/
Kuimbua771/
Kasenbua711,323/
Kasimbwa71131/
Kahambwa7186/
Kasembwa7123/
Kahumbwa7121/
Kamvuayi711/
Kambwaha711/
Kembwa6710,649/
Kombwa67645/
Kanvua6721/
Kanbwa6713/
Campua6710/
Kachembwa679/
Konbua679/
Kampwa677/
Kampuo674/
Cambwa672/
Kempua671/
Câmbua671/
Khatimbwa671/

Kambua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kambua in the Oriya language
କୁଆku'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
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  • 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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