Atemba Surname

188,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Atemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2001:38,4834,103
DR Congo9031:81,8169,431
Cameroon741:280,66326,698
Benin231:449,37431,324
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Atemba (305) may also be a first name.

Atemba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Atemba occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Atemba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 188,860th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,256,276 people. Atemba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Atemba are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 504,078th most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 305 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,200 people, or 1 in 38,483. In Kenya Atemba is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 60 percent live, Kisii County, where 13 percent live and Nairobi County, where 10 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Atemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Atemba earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hatemba926/
Atembah925/
Ateumba924/
Gatemba924/
Attemba923/
Athemba921/
Atiemba921/
Gathemba8675/
Gateamba8641/
Ateambah8633/
Atehemba861/
Atamba832,714/
Asemba831,418/
Atembe83568/
Otemba83509/
Atimba83485/
Atembi83424/
Atomba83196/
Atembo83195/
Etemba8365/
Athmba831/
Atemwa831/
Amba8034,046/
Athembhai801/
Hatembo772,300/
Ataembo77368/
Gatembo77185/
Athembo77156/
Atambai7776/
Atembeh7765/
Asembay7759/
Atambay7751/
Asembea7741/
Achemba7719/
Hatimba7718/
Ataamba7717/
Assemba7717/
Gatemwa7716/
Astembe776/
Atimbai775/
Gatimba775/
Hatamba774/
Atember774/
Atombay774/
Attamba773/
Hetemba773/
Gatembi773/
Asembai772/
Aytembe772/
Ottemba771/
Hatomba771/
Atiemwa771/
Hatembi771/
Hatemua771/
Ostemba771/
Othemba771/
Aitomba771/
Atombai771/
Atombea771/
Ateambi771/
Atehmbe771/
Atembot771/
Autembi771/
Attembo771/
Asiemba771/
Atemuah771/
Atambah771/
Gatembe771/
Atimbea771/
Gamba7349,491/
Hamba7316,161/
Ambat737,954/
Ambas734,075/
Ambay732,944/
Ambad732,043/
Ambau731,343/
Ambai73981/
Aumba73598/
Aamba73560/
Aimba73472/
Ambea73217/
Amboa73210/
Ambaa7399/
Eamba7382/
Eumba7350/
Eimba7342/
Ambha7334/
Ambap7325/
Ambga7324/
Ammba734/
Anmba733/
Ambaj732/
Ambìa731/
Asmba731/
Gathimba71839/
Haitamba71377/
Haisemba7125/
Astimbay718/
Gatembei718/
Ataambah717/
Hachemba714/
Attambai712/
Gathembi712/
Hateembo711/
Ahatamba711/
Ahatembi711/
Atimbach711/
Atimbaya711/
Autoimba711/
Haitembo711/
Gathembe711/
Gatenbay710/
Asembo671,829/
Atambo671,588/
Haumba671,421/
Ambach671,377/
Hamboa67915/
Asimba67666/
Ambast67627/
Otembe67550/
Otamba67545/
Etamba67474/
Atombo67465/
Etomba67446/
Ambait67329/
Otembi67304/
Gambay67289/
Amba'a67289/
Otomba67255/
Atimbi67183/
Otembo67183/
Ambatt67171/
Ambass67139/
Hambai67126/
Gambau67108/
Atimbe6794/
Gambai6784/
Ambaud6782/
Osemba6770/
Aambat6763/
Hambas6763/
Otimba6762/
Hambay6758/
Aumbas6749/
Haissemba6748/
Ambais6746/
Gambha6744/
Ambaip6737/
Gaimba6736/
Hanmba6735/
Hambad6734/
Etembo6734/
Ambash6729/
Atimbo6727/
Ambaih6723/
Hambaz6720/
Hambat6720/
Hatimbhai6720/
Gambaľ6719/
Aambad6716/
Ambats6716/
Atimua6716/
Hambau6712/
Đambas6712/
Ammbai6710/
Gaumba6710/
Gambaa6710/
Acembo679/
Ambhai677/
Haamba677/
Etimba676/
Aimboa676/
Hamnba675/
Ambaat674/
Anmbay674/
Heumba674/
Hambaj674/
Ambhad673/
Gaamba673/
Gambea673/
Achembach673/
Ambaas673/
Autenbach672/
Atmber672/
Hatmbo671/
Eimbga671/
Hambga671/
Ambaad671/
Ambadh671/
Ambaus671/
Ambhay671/
Amnbai671/
Anmbad671/
Anmbat671/
Atenbi671/
Asmbas671/
Hatmbi671/
Hambea671/
Aimbai671/
Ambgau671/
Amb'aa671/
Amb'ga671/
D'Amba671/
Atenwa671/
Heamba671/
Atinba671/
Aunmba671/
Gatmbo671/
Gathimbah671/
Ainmba671/
Aijmba671/
Ahmbad671/
Ambaai671/
Amnbau671/
Ganmba671/

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