Kambuza Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kambuza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kambuza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kambuza (29) may also be a first name.

Kambuza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kambuza is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kambuza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kambuza is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kambuza live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kambuza is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 29 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda Kambuza is most common in: Masindi District, where 73 percent are found, Hoima District, where 9 percent are found and Kibaale District, where 9 percent are found. Beside Uganda Kambuza occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

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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 Kambuza
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