Kantambo Surname
Approximately 649 people bear this surname
Kantambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| DR Congo | 226 | 1:326,901 | 29,253 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
Kantambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kantambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kantambo is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kantambo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kantambo is the 505,580th most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 11,228,884 people. The last name Kantambo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kantambo are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Kantambo is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Beside Malawi it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 35 percent reside and Zambia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantamba | 88 | 595 | / |
| Kantembo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kantombo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kantanbo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kahantembo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kantemba | 75 | 100 | / |
| Kontombo | 75 | 25 | / |
| Kontembo | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kantomba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cantamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kantanba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kantamwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamtamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanthomba | 71 | 289 | / |
| Kanthemba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kantanbat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kontomba | 63 | 15 | / |
| Kontemba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kantanva | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kamtamwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Konteinbo | 59 | 8 | / |
| Kamtamwad | 59 | 8 | / |
| Kontamwad | 59 | 2 | / |
| Koumtombo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kountomba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kanthonwat | 56 | 204 | / |
| Contemba | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kantambo
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