Makalamba Surname
Approximately 656 people bear this surname
Makalamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 616 | 1:119,934 | 13,059 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Makalamba (68) may also be a first name.
Makalamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makalamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makalamba is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Makalamba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 501,369th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,109,064 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makalamba are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 68 people.
The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 616 people, or 1 in 119,934. Excluding The DR Congo Makalamba occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makalambe | 89 | 56 | / |
| Mokalamba | 89 | 55 | / |
| Macalamba | 89 | 24 | / |
| Makalambo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Makalambos | 84 | 2 | / |
| Makolomba | 78 | 14 | / |
| Makelemba | 78 | 4 | / |
| Macalambi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Macalambo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Macalomba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makalombe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mekoulamba | 74 | 76 | / |
| Macalambos | 74 | 16 | / |
| Mokolomba | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mokelemba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mokolemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macalombos | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mokelembo | 56 | 280 | / |
| Mokolombo | 56 | 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
- 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 Makalamba
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