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

Kilambo is found most in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilambo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 172,943rd most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,931,434 people. Kilambo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kilambo are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 766,399th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 145 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,895 people, or 1 in 27,938. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 30 percent live, Lindi Region, where 28 percent live and Iringa Region, where 11 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.

Kilambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kilambo surname is primarily 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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