Kampala Surname

138,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kampala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kampala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,2741:7,5281,107
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Thailand1331:531,11591,871
India1321:5,811,101137,947
Namibia1111:21,7063,718
Uganda991:394,33624,810
Zambia961:165,10311,556
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Burkina Faso261:705,8508,321
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Kampala (362) may also be a first name.

Kampala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kampala (Arabic: كامبلا, Hindi: कम्पला, Oriya: କାାଳ, Russian: Кампала) has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kampala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kampala is the 138,566th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,256,905 people. The last name Kampala occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kampala are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 457,558th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 362 people.

This surname is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,274 people, or 1 in 7,528. Besides Malawi this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Thailand, where 4 percent reside.

Kampala Last Name Statistics demography

Kampala earn more than double the average income. In Canada they earn 228.2% more than the national average, earning $163,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khampala93200/
Kampalla9315/
Kampatla938/
Kamphala937/
Kampeala931/
Kampalga931/
Kampalaa931/
Khamphala88183/
Kampalath8814/
Kampealla883/
Kaumpalya881/
Kahampala881/
Kampela862,382/
Kompala861,098/
Kampali86675/
Kampale86536/
Kanpala86172/
Campala8637/
Kampalo8612/
Kempala867/
Kampola866/
Kampała862/
Kampaly861/
Kampalli801,333/
Kamphale80919/
Kampally80317/
Kompalla80267/
Kampalle8066/
Kampalee8030/
Kampaili8017/
Kampalou8017/
Campalla8015/
Kompatla8010/
Gkampali8010/
Kammpali805/
Kampaali804/
Khampola804/
Campalas803/
Khampale802/
Campaila802/
Kampalei802/
Komphala802/
Kaanpala801/
Kampaler801/
Kanmpale801/
Kasnpala801/
Kam'pela801/
Kampalis801/
Camphala801/
Kampeela801/
Kampolay801/
Khampali801/
Khompala801/
Kabala7745,608/
Campailla751,180/
Khamphali7593/
Katimpali7549/
Katimpale7543/
Kemppaala7517/
Kaampalli7515/
Khampalee756/
Kaampally755/
Campaglia753/
Khampeela752/
Kaampalle751/
Kampoolla751/
Kammpally751/
Kompatlla751/
Khampaliy751/
Kampailis751/
Kampalios751/
Gkampalis751/
Campailia751/
Kampelo71640/
Kampolo71515/
Kompale71466/
Kabaila71439/
Kompała71405/
Kampoli71397/
Khabala71285/
Kabalay71255/
Kampole71204/
Khamphaloi71181/
Kompela71179/
Kabaala71165/
Kabalah71162/
Konpala71156/
Compala71139/
Campola71115/
Kompali7195/
Kaballa7164/
Kanpali7162/
Kabalya7154/
Kabalai7147/
Kabalaz7134/
Khamphaili7132/
Campale7129/
Kaabala7129/
Canpala7125/
Campela7115/
Kabalia7114/
Kanpela718/
Kompaly717/
Kavhala717/
Kavaala716/
Kavalah716/
Kabhala715/
Kempela715/
Kabaula715/
Kaibala714/
Khamphalee712/
Kovaala711/
Campaly711/
Caimpaglia711/
Kabalaa711/
Kampoly711/
Kkavala711/
Kabalea711/
Kabalha711/
Kompola711/
Kämpela711/
Campała711/
Campalo711/
Khampheela711/
Kompally672,551/
Kompalli671,556/
Kampolis67526/
Kabbalah67223/
Compalas67219/
Campallo67178/
Komphela67177/
Campolla6791/
Kampouli6787/
Campalle6756/
Kampelya6754/
Kkavalla6745/
Campolat6740/
Canpalat6735/
Kaabalai6719/
Kanpalli6716/
Khavalai6714/
Canpalaz6713/
Kampoule6712/
Kaibalya6710/
Khauvala6710/
Kompalle679/
Campalot677/
Campalis677/
Kampelou675/
Khompela675/
Kahabala674/
Kanpalee674/
Geekampally673/
Campaliy672/
Kampoile672/
Kavaalla671/
Kavhalai671/
Khabhala671/
Kampoole671/
Kampouly671/
Kanpalle671/
Kanpally671/
Kompaali671/
Kompallj671/
Konmpale671/
Konpalla671/
Kabailya671/
Kabailia671/
Khaballa671/
Khabalah671/
Kaivalau671/
Kompallo671/
Gkavalia671/
Kaballas671/
Khabahla671/
Kabailla671/
Campaler671/
Kompalee671/

Kampala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kampala in the Hindi language
कम्पलाkampala82
कम्पालाkampala14
कमपलाkamapala2
कंपलाkampala2
Kampala in the Oriya language
କାାଳkaala66.67
େପାାଳepaala33.33
Kampala in the Russian language
Кампалаkampala-
Kampala in the Arabic language
كامبلاkambla-

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