Makambala Surname
Approximately 1,210 people bear this surname
Makambala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 987 | 1:5,055 | 804 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Tanzania | 86 | 1:615,600 | 37,853 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Makambala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makambala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makambala is held by more people in The Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Makambala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 311,195th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,022,765 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makambala are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Makambala is most widespread in The Congo, where it is borne by 987 people, or 1 in 5,055. In The Congo Makambala is most prevalent in: Brazzaville Department, where 36 percent are found, Cuvette Department, where 33 percent are found and Plateaux Department, where 29 percent are found. Aside from The Congo this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and Tanzania, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makhambala | 95 | 2 | / |
| Makammbala | 95 | 1 | / |
| Makamballah | 90 | 1 | / |
| Makambali | 89 | 185 | / |
| Makambale | 89 | 27 | / |
| Mokambala | 89 | 1 | / |
| Moukambala | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mahakambale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makombola | 78 | 759 | / |
| Mokambale | 78 | 41 | / |
| Mokambola | 78 | 21 | / |
| Makombela | 78 | 14 | / |
| Maqambela | 78 | 10 | / |
| Macambalo | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mchambala | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mokambela | 78 | 2 | / |
| Macambela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makombali | 78 | 1 | / |
| Makoembela | 74 | 25 | / |
| Makombolla | 74 | 11 | / |
| Makombolah | 74 | 4 | / |
| Makhombela | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mokamboli | 67 | 55 | / |
| Mokombale | 67 | 48 | / |
| Makombelo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makombolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makomboli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokombali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokombela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokombola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makombole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokombalou | 63 | 8 | / |
| Mokkamvale | 63 | 8 | / |
| Makhomboli | 63 | 7 | / |
| Moukembela | 63 | 1 | / |
| Makombolle | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mokomboli | 56 | 38 | / |
| Macombole | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mokombolo | 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 Makambala
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