Kwambo Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Kwambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 134 | 1:1,321,961 | 52,161 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Kwambo (96) may also be a first name.
Kwambo Demographics
Kwambo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kwambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwambo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kwambo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwambo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 996,001st most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. The last name Kwambo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwambo live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 968,397th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 96 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 1,321,961. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Gombe, where 46 percent are found, Taraba, where 18 percent are found and Enugu, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Kwambo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kwambo surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkwambo | 92 | 51 | / |
| Kwamboi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkwamboh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kwamboha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwamba | 83 | 1,545 | / |
| Gwambo | 83 | 93 | / |
| Kwembo | 83 | 82 | / |
| Kuambo | 83 | 16 | / |
| Kwanbo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kwombo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kwemboi | 77 | 2,921 | / |
| Ngwambo | 77 | 256 | / |
| Nkwombo | 77 | 68 | / |
| Kwembou | 77 | 59 | / |
| Kwombou | 77 | 20 | / |
| Kuhambo | 77 | 10 | / |
| Khwamba | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kwaumba | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ncwambo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kwemboy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kwaemba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwaimbo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkuambo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwainbo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwomboi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwemboh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwahumba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ngwaimbo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ngwambou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkwomboh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngwamboy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuamba | 67 | 3,466 | / |
| Guambo | 67 | 1,601 | / |
| Gwamba | 67 | 956 | / |
| Gbambo | 67 | 393 | / |
| Kwemba | 67 | 111 | / |
| Kwomba | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kwonbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gwembo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qwembo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwanbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwatembah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwachimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwamvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gvambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quambo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kwambo
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