Athembo Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Athembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Athembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1521:303,81519,191
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Athembo (57) may also be a first name.

Athembo Last Name Facts

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

Athembo is found most in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Athembo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,398,030th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name Athembo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Athembo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 57 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 303,815. In Kenya Athembo is most frequent in: Kisumu County, where 89 percent reside, Migori County, where 3 percent reside and Siaya County, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Athembo exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Athembo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atembo92195/
Hatembo862,300/
Ataembo86368/
Gatembo86185/
Athombo866/
Athambo863/
Othembo862/
Attembo861/
Atembot861/
Athemba861/
Gathemba8075/
Haitembo801/
Aithambo801/
Atehemba801/
Hateembo801/
Atemba772,238/
Atambo771,588/
Atombo77465/
Otembo77183/
Etembo7734/
Atimbo7727/
Gatmbo771/
Athmba771/
Hatmbo771/
Ateinbo7160/
Hatemba716/
Attambo716/
Atomboh715/
Atembah715/
Gatemba714/
Ateumba714/
Attemba713/
Atambou712/
Othemba711/
Othambo711/
Atiemba711/
Etembou711/
Otiembo711/
Atimboh711/
Gatimbo711/
Gathimba67839/
Gateamba6741/
Ateambah6733/
Aitambou6713/
Aytambou677/
Atitimbo671/

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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 Athembo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis