Kashamba Surname

167,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kashamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kashamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8581:61,7046,617
Malawi5751:29,7724,476
Zambia3041:52,1384,872
DR Congo3011:245,44723,516
Uganda2261:172,74014,602
Zimbabwe1491:103,61214,508
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Namibia491:49,1716,085
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kashamba (124) may also be a first name.

Kashamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kashamba has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kashamba.

How Common Is The Last Name Kashamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 167,829th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,829,016 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kashamba reside; 44 percent reside in Southern Africa and 44 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kashamba is also the 836,439th most common first name in the world, held by 124 people.

The last name Kashamba is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 858 people, or 1 in 61,704. In Tanzania Kashamba is most numerous in: Tanga Region, where 26 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 25 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 22 percent reside and Zambia, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaushamba941/
Kasamba9325,378/
Khashambha891/
Kaushaumba891/
Kashambaya891/
Kassamba882,841/
Kasambay88351/
Kashomba88123/
Kashambo8895/
Kashambe8849/
Kasambai8844/
Kaisamba8826/
Kashambi8812/
Kasaamba882/
Koshamba882/
Khasamba882/
Kazsamba881/
Kasamb'a881/
Kasambah881/
Kashemba881/
Khashgambai8419/
Katsahambas845/
Katsambas8283/
Kasambhai8234/
Kaushambi8218/
Keishamba826/
Khashambi821/
Kasambaya821/
Kasambi802,911/
Kasambo801,953/
Kasemba80830/
Kasomba80540/
Kasambe80534/
Kosamba8055/
Casamba8040/
Kesamba8027/
Kasanba802/
Kassambhai786/
Kaushambee781/
Katchambai781/
Gcasamba75494/
Kassambe75395/
Kashombo75266/
Kashombe75182/
Kosambay75131/
Kochamba7536/
Kassemba7520/
Kashonba7517/
Kassambi7516/
Kausambi7516/
Kasambhi7516/
Cassamba7513/
Khasambi7512/
Kassambo759/
Kauzamba757/
Kasoomba757/
Kassanba755/
Kasembaj755/
Kashembo754/
Kasambou752/
Kausambe752/
Kaisambo752/
Kasombat752/
Kasêmbaj752/
Katsambo751/
Koshambi751/
Casambas751/
Kessamba751/
Katsambi751/
Kasambiy751/
Kasambyi751/
Kassomba751/
Kotsamba751/
Kossamba751/
Kosambea751/
Kuisamba751/
Casambai751/
Kasamber751/
Kasambyo751/
Khasemba751/
Khazamba751/
Qhasamba751/
Kasamboo751/
Khashganbai744/
Khasanbay71156/
Khasombat7160/
Cassambai7154/
Catsambas7113/
Kassambos715/
Kaissemba713/
Kassoumba712/
Khasambee711/
Kasombath711/
Kassambie711/
Kassamboy711/
Kochambaz711/
Koshanbay711/
Koussamba711/
Katshombe711/
Kachambuy711/
Cassambay711/
Kassambet711/
Kasombo674,223/
Kasembo673,121/
Kosambi67360/
Kosambe67284/
Kasombe67276/
Kasombi67111/
Kesomba6721/
Kosemba6717/
Cassambhai6714/
Kazanba6713/
Keadsombat678/
Caçamba677/
Khaisombat676/
Kosomba676/
Kočamba676/
Casambo675/
Cazamba675/
Kasanbe674/
Kacemba673/
Kosambo673/
Kesemba671/
Kasonba671/
Casemba671/
Kochambatt671/
Kazamby671/
Khotsambat671/
Kaudsombat671/

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