Qambela Surname

622,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Qambela Surname User-submission:

The Qambela surname means 'guess'.

Qambela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4931:109,89413,226

Qambela Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Qambela surname means 'guess'.

- mandisa

Qambela Last Name Facts

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

Qambela is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qambela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 622,538th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 14,782,040 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Qambela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Qambela is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 493 people, or 1 in 109,894. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent live, Western Cape, where 23 percent live and Gauteng, where 16 percent live.

Qambela Last Name Statistics demography

Qambela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39% less than the national average, earning R 144,948 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kambela861,529/
Cambela8617/
Qombela863/
Qambala861/
Khambela80140/
Gcambela801/
Kambiela801/
Kaembela801/
Kamboela801/
Kambeela801/
Katembela7560/
Kasembela7541/
Kambala7127,979/
Kamwela7126,550/
Cambala713,223/
Kambila712,503/
Kambola711,065/
Kombela71656/
Kembela71238/
Cambila71104/
Cambelo7161/
Kamuela7143/
Qombelo7130/
Kambelo7121/
Cambola7120/
Combela7120/
Qambalo718/
Canbela712/
Camuela711/
Qambolo711/
Kambhala67842/
Kambuila67711/
Kambalai67455/
Kamballa67267/
Camballa67219/
Kambaila67187/
Qanbalah67122/
Combelas67113/
Kambilay6782/
Khombela6774/
Kambaala6753/
Kambalay6752/
Kaumbila6750/
Khambala6734/
Kambalha6733/
Khambola6728/
Kambelos6711/
Kamwelah679/
Khambheilay679/
Kambalah679/
Kombelas679/
Kambalaa675/
Kombaela674/
Kaambola673/
Kombelaa673/
Khanbela672/
Kambilat672/
Kambyola671/
Kaambala671/
Kambelio671/
Kanmbala671/
Camuelas671/
Kambalia671/
Kaimbala671/
Cambalia671/
Camuelga671/
Kamwelia671/
Khambila671/
Kombelya671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Qambela
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