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 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
| 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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