Kilambo Surname

172,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kilambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,8951:27,9383,356
DR Congo3691:200,21619,970
Kenya2101:219,90415,632
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kilambo (145) may also be a first name.

Kilambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kilambo is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilambo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kilambo is the 172,943rd most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,931,434 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kilambo live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 766,399th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 145 people.

This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,895 people, or 1 in 27,938. In Tanzania it is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 30 percent live, Lindi Region, where 28 percent live and Iringa Region, where 11 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Kilambo exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.

Kilambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kilambo surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilombo8613,312/
Kilamba861,333/
Kilembo861,215/
Kulambo86121/
Kelambo8612/
Chilambo804,941/
Kailembo801,701/
Kilomboy8096/
Quilambo8040/
Kilyamba8034/
Keilembo8010/
Kaillembo759/
Kiloumbou756/
Kilemba712,591/
Kilomba712,431/
Kulamba71309/
Kelembo71147/
Cilombo7191/
Kulombo7190/
Culambo7152/
Kelombo7113/
Kulembo714/
Kilonbo711/
Cilamba711/
Kelamba711/
Chilombo6716,642/
Chilamba672,846/
Khelembo67233/
Kiloemba67150/
Quilombo67112/
Kuilemba6782/
Kelembho6720/
Khulamba6710/
Kelambau672/
Kuliamba671/
Kilembah671/
Cilomboo671/
Kyolamba671/
Chilanbo671/

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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 Kilambo
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