Kampambe Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kampambe Surname User-submission:

Kampambe means 'powerful', 'strong like lightening'.

Kampambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3011:175,88615,352
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kampambe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kampambe means 'powerful', 'strong like lightening'.

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Kampambe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kampambe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kampambe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 883,255th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kampambe live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 175,886. In Tanzania Kampambe is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 59 percent are found, Ruvuma Region, where 34 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamphambe941,132/
Kampambee941/
Kampamba8817,983/
Kampembe88230/
Kampombe884/
Kam'pamba821/
Kabambe806,737/
Kavambe802/
Kampembi7534/
Khabambe7520/
Kabambie754/
Kampanba752/
Kabgambe751/
Khamphoombe741/
Khavhambe715/
Kabatembe713/
Kampoumba711/
Kabasimbe711/
Kabamba67166,309/
Kabambi6712,564/
Kabombe6786/
Kobambe6723/
Kabanbe6722/
Kavambi675/
Cabambe671/
Kovambe671/

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