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 surname Kwambo is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwambo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 996,001st most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwambo are found; 53 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwambo is also the 968,397th most widespread first name internationally, held by 96 people.
The last name Kwambo is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 1,321,961. In Nigeria Kwambo is most prevalent in: Gombe, where 46 percent live, Taraba, where 18 percent live and Enugu, where 7 percent live. Barring Nigeria Kwambo is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.
Kwambo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally 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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