Kambukwe Surname

564,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kambukwe Surname User-submission:

The surname Kambukwe means 'very cold with some showers'. The progenitor of this name lived in the 1930s. He worked as a boss at coal mines in Southern Rhodesia. He was given this name because his presence used to make people shiver like they were in cold weather.

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Kambukwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5561:28,5072,966
Namibia51:481,88011,140

Kambukwe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kambukwe means 'very cold with some showers'. The progenitor of this name lived in the 1930s. He worked as a boss at coal mines in Southern Rhodesia. He was given this name because his presence used to make people shiver like they were in cold weather.

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Kambukwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kambukwe is most common in Zambia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kambukwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 564,325th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 12,990,278 people. The surname Kambukwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kambukwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 556 people, or 1 in 28,507. In Zambia it is primarily found in: North-Western Province, where 43 percent reside, Western Province, where 17 percent reside and Southern Province, where 15 percent reside. Not including Zambia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Namibia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kambuke937/
Kampukwe8850/
Kambakwe889/
Kambyuke882/
Khambuke882/
Kambikwe881/
Kambueke881/
Kimbukwe881/
Kambuk86107/
Kambke8626/
Kambuyake82105/
Kambungwe821/
Kumbuokwe821/
Kambuku801,461/
Kambeke80535/
Kambuki80206/
Kambuka80140/
Kambake80128/
Kamboke8056/
Kambuko8031/
Kombuke8013/
Kambuek807/
Kumbuke805/
Khambuk802/
Kambkae801/
Kamabke801/
Kambuká801/
Kmbugwe801/
Kwambuk801/
Kambakweyi781/
Kambekwiwe781/
Kimbugwe7510,382/
Kumpukwe75315/
Gambakwe75236/
Kambikwa75211/
Kiambike7576/
Kwambuka7552/
Kimbukwa7512/
Khambuka755/
Kambukku754/
Kyambuko754/
Kumbukwa754/
Khambhuk754/
Kombukie754/
Kambhake752/
Kambikie752/
Kyambuka752/
Kaumbuki752/
Kembugwe751/
Khambake751/
Kambakhe751/
Kambaque751/
Kamabake751/
Kwamboke751/
Kambuika751/
Kambukhu751/
Kambakwo751/
Kambegue751/
Kimabuke751/
Kwambuko751/
Kombuk711,147/
Kwambukha71890/
Kambak71442/
Gambke71209/
Kyambikwa71202/
Kambek71168/
Kumbuk71140/
Kampke71128/
Kimbuggwe71118/
Kambikiye7186/
Gambuk7162/
Kambik7140/
Kambok7138/
Kombke7126/
Kyimbugwe7125/
Gambakawe7117/
Cambuk7113/
Kayumbuka7113/
Kamupaike716/
Kembuk715/
Kombukawa715/
Kambuyoko715/
Kampuk715/
Kambakaye714/
Kwambukah713/
Kayambuka712/
Kambeg712/
Kambougue711/
Kambuugwi711/
Kambgu711/
Kuwambuka711/
Gwambakwe711/
Kawembeke711/
Kiambikwa711/
Kambaekwa711/
Kampokuwe711/
Kkimbugwe711/
Kimbwugwe711/
Koumbouke711/
Chembukwe711/
Kimbuk711/
Kumbuka672,611/
Kambugu672,092/
Kambuga671,048/
Kambaka67471/
Kimbuka67377/
Kambeck67355/
Kimbuku67270/
Kampake67209/
Kamboko67170/
Kambiko67168/
Kombeke67159/
Kambika67121/
Kambako67114/
Kambaki67104/
Kambega6798/
Kamback6793/
Kambaku6792/
Kampuku6775/
Kambowg6770/
Kwambok6756/
Komboke6749/
Khampuk6743/
Kamboka6742/
Kambuikiyi6741/
Kambick6730/
Kampuka6729/
Kumbuko6727/
Kimbuki6727/
Kombuka6725/
Kambaik6724/
Kambiki6721/
Kambeko6715/
Kambkai6715/
Kambeka6714/
Kambuac6714/
Kambacu6713/
Kumbake6713/
Kambucu6712/
Gambeke6710/
Kombuku678/
Kayombokwa677/
Kombake677/
Khambak676/
Kaumbek675/
Kaimbek675/
Kambaak675/
Gambukh674/
Kamabeg674/
Khambik674/
Kimbake674/
Gumbuke674/
Kamibek674/
Kambiku674/
Kambugo674/
Kembuka674/
Kambakk673/
Kambiok673/
Kumbuku673/
Kampcke673/
Kamubok673/
Kamibik673/
Kambeki673/
Kampuak673/
Kambuca672/
Kampoke672/
Gambuko672/
Kambkoi672/
Kambock672/
Kamboug672/
Kampeke672/
Kombuko672/
Kembukh671/
Kampuko671/
Kamboki671/
Kamboku671/
Kami Bk671/
Kamabka671/
Kombgwe671/
Gambuka671/
Gambuku671/
Kayombwike671/
Khambek671/
Kembouk671/
Kayambauka671/
Khwambukha671/
Kambogu671/
Kambäck671/
Kambagu671/
Kambeku671/
Kimbgwe671/
Kumbuki671/
Gambike671/
Gambouk671/
Gambakaawe671/
Kambech671/
Kampuek671/
Kombokwa631/
Kombogwa506/

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