Kelambu Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kelambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1591:185,49811,084
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432

Kelambu (56) may also be a first name.

Kelambu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelambu has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelambu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kelambu is the 1,328,442nd most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kelambu are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kelambu is also the 1,321,957th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 56 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 185,498. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 94 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 4 percent reside and Johor, where 1 percent reside. Not including Malaysia Kelambu exists in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelambau932/
Kalambu86910/
Kilambu86312/
Kelembu86305/
Kolambu8610/
Kilammbu805/
Chelambu803/
Kalaumbu801/
Kalambau801/
Khelembu801/
Kalambeu801/
Kalembu712,763/
Kalombu71706/
Kilembu7179/
Kilombu7127/
Kilamvu7110/
Kolombu718/
Calambu716/
Kilanbu712/
Kolombou6726/
Chilambu675/
Kilammvu671/
Calambau671/
Kiloumbou636/
Kolembeuh631/
Koloumbou631/
Kalloumbou5914/
Colombu57418/
Cilombu5721/
Kilanvu5711/
Chilombu53487/
Colombau531/
Quilombu531/
Kalonbou531/
Chiloombu501/

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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 Kelambu
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