Kulamba Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kulamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kulamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1681:315,12923,975
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106

Kulamba (13) may also be a first name.

Kulamba Last Name Facts

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

Kulamba (Marathi: कुलंबा) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kulamba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 874,560th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. The surname Kulamba occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Kulamba live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kulamba is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 13 people.

The surname Kulamba is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 315,129. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kulyamba93425/
Khulamba9310/
Kuliamba931/
Kulambai931/
Kaulamba931/
Koulambai881/
Kulambaya881/
Kilamba861,333/
Kulomba861,237/
Kulemba861,039/
Kulambi86482/
Kulambo86121/
Kolamba8652/
Kulambe8619/
Kulanba8612/
Culamba861/
Kuilemba8082/
Koulambe8041/
Kilyamba8034/
Kulanbay8029/
Kulanbai8026/
Kulembau806/
Khulambe804/
Keulemba802/
Kulambhe801/
Koulomba801/
Koulemba801/
Khulomba801/
Kouloumba752/
Kolambe713,370/
Kilemba712,591/
Kilambo712,486/
Kilomba712,431/
Kolomba71826/
Kolambi71187/
Kulombe71157/
Kulombo7190/
Culambo7152/
Kolambo7138/
Kulembo714/
Kouloumbas712/
Kulombi711/
Culomba711/
Culemba711/
Colamba711/
Kholambe67707/
Kiloemba67150/
Kholambi67104/
Kholomba6799/
Culambot6743/
Quilambo6740/
Kolombea6733/
Kolombai6727/
Koulanbe6724/
Kolomboa6721/
Kollambi677/
Kollomba675/
Koulombo674/
Kolombay673/
Kulombos672/
Culomboa671/
Kolhambe671/
Kolanmbe671/
Kkolambe671/
Kilembah671/

Kulamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kulamba in the Marathi language
कुलंबाkulamba-

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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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  • 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 Kulamba
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