Getembe Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Getembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Getembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2771:166,71412,857

Getembe (50) may also be a first name.

Getembe Last Name Facts

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

Getembe is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Getembe.

How Common Is The Last Name Getembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 945,594th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Getembe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Getembe is also the 1,412,538th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 50 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 166,714. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 68 percent live, Nyamira County, where 31 percent live and Kiambu County, where 0 percent live.

Getembe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Getembe
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