Karambuka Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Karambuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karambuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana331:66,27111,607
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Karambuka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karambuka is more frequently found in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Karambuka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karambuka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karambuka is the 3,100,440th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karambuka are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Karambuka is most commonly held in Botswana, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 66,271. Not including Botswana Karambuka occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Karambuka
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