Kolambo Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kolambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Kolambo (49) may also be a first name.

Kolambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kolambo (Hindi: कोलम्बो) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolambo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Kolambo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Kolambo reside; 71 percent reside in Central Africa and 71 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kolambo is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 49 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Outside of The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kolambo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolambo in the Hindi language
कोलम्बोkolambo-

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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
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  • 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 Kolambo
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