Kwambo Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kwambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1341:1,321,96152,161
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Kwambo (96) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkwambo9251/
Kwamboi921/
Nkwamboh862/
Kwamboha861/
Kwamba831,545/
Gwambo8393/
Kwembo8382/
Kuambo8316/
Kwanbo835/
Kwombo833/
Kwemboi772,921/
Ngwambo77256/
Nkwombo7768/
Kwembou7759/
Kwombou7720/
Kuhambo7710/
Khwamba778/
Kwaumba777/
Ncwambo776/
Kwemboy772/
Kwaemba771/
Gwaimbo771/
Nkuambo771/
Kwainbo771/
Kwomboi771/
Kwemboh771/
Kwahumba716/
Ngwaimbo713/
Ngwambou712/
Nkwomboh712/
Ngwamboy711/
Ngwuambo711/
Kuamba673,466/
Guambo671,601/
Gwamba67956/
Gbambo67393/
Kwemba67111/
Kwomba6712/
Kwonbo672/
Gwembo672/
Qwembo671/
Gwanbo671/
Kwatembah671/
Cuambo671/
Kwachimba671/
Gwamvo671/
Gvambo671/
Quambo671/

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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 Kwambo
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