Kamphambe Surname

327,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kamphambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamphambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,0191:16,8002,645
Tanzania961:551,47535,149
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kamphambe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kamphambe is most common in Malawi. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamphambe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 327,907th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,437,761 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kamphambe are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Kamphambe is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,019 people, or 1 in 16,800. Excluding Malawi this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 8 percent are found and Mozambique, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kampambe94305/
Kampambee891/
Kampamba8217,983/
Kampembe82230/
Kampombe824/
Khamphoombe801/
Khavhambe785/
Kam'pamba781/
Kabambe756,737/
Kavambe752/
Kampembi7134/
Khabambe7120/
Kabhamba715/
Kabambie714/
Kampanba712/
Kabgambe711/
Kabahamba6781/
Kabatembe673/
Kabahambi671/
Kampoumba671/
Kabasimbe671/

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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 Kamphambe
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