Makambo Surname

19,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Makambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo28,3621:2,605275
Congo1771:28,1872,969
Kenya861:536,97626,431
Zambia591:268,64315,815
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Tanzania281:1,890,77247,703
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
France161:4,151,420237,746
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Makambo (2,731) may also be a first name.

Makambo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Makambo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Makambo (Arabic: ماكامبو) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makambo? popularity and diffusion

Makambo is the 19,060th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 252,619 people. The surname Makambo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Makambo reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 139,937th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 2,731 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 28,362 people, or 1 in 2,605. Outside of The DR Congo Makambo exists in 23 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Makambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Makambo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makambo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makambo in the Arabic language
ماكامبوmakambw-

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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 Makambo
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