Kamutamba Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kamutamba Surname Definition:

Kamutamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: small table or platform.

Kamutamba Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Zimbabwe371:417,25037,018
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kamutamba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kamutamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: small table or platform.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Kamutamba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamutamba has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kamutamba.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamutamba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,527,735th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname Kamutamba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamutamba live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Beside The DR Congo Kamutamba is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 27 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamutambay951/
Kamutambo8938/
Kamutambe892/
Kamutemba892/
Kemutambah845/
Kamitambhai801/
Kamutombo7821/
Komutambo783/
Kamutembo781/
Kkamutombo741/
Kemitomba671/
Koumotoumbo501/
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Footnotes

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