Kamburu Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kamburu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamburu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Namibia741:32,5594,868
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kamburu (20) may also be a first name.

Kamburu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamburu (Oriya: କୁରୁ) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamburu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 885,573rd most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kamburu are found; 61 percent are found in Central Africa and 61 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 20 people.

The last name Kamburu is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 399,349. Other than The DR Congo it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 24 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaemburu937/
Kamburou931/
Kaimburu931/
Kambourou884/
Kemburu861,626/
Camburu86233/
Komburu8688/
Kamvuru861/
Kambourgou82100/
Kanburut8044/
Ceamburu801/
Kembuuru801/
Konburu711/
Koonburut631/
Kambierou631/
Koumborou502/
Kombierou501/

Kamburu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamburu in the Oriya language
କୁରୁkuru60
କାୁରୁkauru40

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kamburu
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