Kathambo Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kathambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kathambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kathambo Last Name Facts

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

Kathambo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kathambo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kathambo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kathambo live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Kathambo is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Kathambo is most common in: Kitui County, where 50 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 50 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katambo938,712/
Kathembo88117/
Katamboi8865/
Kathombo886/
Katamboy884/
Kattambo882/
Kathamba881/
Kaetambo881/
Khatamboy821/
Katembo8015,512/
Katamba8015,245/
Katombo80547/
Ketambo8053/
Kotambo8013/
Katanbo8012/
Catambo804/
Kathamuhoo781/
Kathemba75217/
Koutambo75110/
Kaitamba7588/
Kuitambo7522/
Katanmba7510/
Kaytamba757/
Kataamba755/
Kateembo752/
Katemboh751/
Khatamba751/
Khatembo751/
Kattembo751/
Katemmbo751/
Kathomba751/
Katambah751/
Khatambas7129/
Kaitambah712/
Khethamba711/
Katasimba711/
Koutam'bo711/
Khotamboi711/
Katemba674,190/
Katomba671,928/
Katamwa67394/
Ketembo67110/
Katanba6725/
Catembo679/
Kotombo679/
Kotamba678/
Catamba674/
Ketamba673/
Catombo672/
Katamua671/

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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 Kathambo
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