Kuambu Surname
Approximately 273 people bear this surname
Kuambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Papua New Guinea | 95 | 1:85,829 | 11,359 |
Kuambu (14) may also be a first name.
Kuambu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuambu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuambu is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuambu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kuambu is the 956,400th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. The last name Kuambu occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Kuambu reside; 65 percent reside in Central Africa and 65 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kuambu is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.
The last name Kuambu is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 415,054. Not including The DR Congo it exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkuambu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kwambu | 83 | 84 | / |
| Guambu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuamvu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwambu | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kwambuh | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kuombuh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Quambus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwambuha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Quambush | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gueambou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwambui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwambuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwambu | 67 | 187 | / |
| Gbambu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kwanbu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guambusch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kwombou | 62 | 20 | / |
| Gbambau | 62 | 13 | / |
| Nkwombu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Kwanbut | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gbambui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gbambou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kwombuh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ncwambu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngwambou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Nguanbou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Gwambuha | 57 | 2 | / |
| Cwombu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Quacenbush | 50 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kuambu
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