Kambuma Surname

406,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kambuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Kambuma Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5191:30,5393,137
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Zimbabwe951:162,50820,181
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kambuma (20) may also be a first name.

Kambuma Last Name Facts

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

Kambuma is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kambuma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kambuma is the 406,240th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,454,230 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kambuma live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 20 people.

The surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 519 people, or 1 in 30,539. In Zambia Kambuma is most numerous in: Central Province, where 25 percent live, Northern Province, where 22 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent live. Barring Zambia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kambuema931/
Kombuma86103/
Kamboma86103/
Kambumi861/
Kambumhe806/
Kam'boma805/
Kambumgo801/
Khambhumahe781/
Komboma714/
Kambomi712/
Kemboumo679/
Kombiema672/
Koumboumi632/
Koumbiema632/
Kombomi571/
Koumbomi5356/
Kombiemou502/
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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 Kambuma
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