Kanembou Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Kanembou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanembou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger461:417,21811,489
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kanembou (37) may also be a first name.

Kanembou Last Name Facts

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

Kanembou is found most frequently in Niger. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanembou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,843,861st most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kanembou live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 37 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 417,218. In Niger Kanembou is primarily found in: Diffa Region, where 87 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 13 percent live. Outside of Niger it exists in one country. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kannembou941/
Kanembo93149/
Kanembu9324/
Kaniembo8834/
Kanembut886/
Kainembo883/
Kaneymbo881/
Kanimbou881/
Kainaembo8221/
Kanimbu80389/
Kanemba80382/
Kanimbo80118/
Kanymbu8048/
Kanymbo803/
Konembo801/
Kaniembuyi7827/
Kanyombo75327/
Kaniemba75144/
Kangimbu7570/
Kangemba7555/
Kanimbue7521/
Kanhemba7510/
Kanyombu754/
Kaniombo754/
Kaneemba751/
Koneimbo751/
Kanimba679,139/
Kangombuyi67157/
Kangaimbeu6714/
Kounembeuh6712/
Konimbo675/
Kaninbu672/
Canimbo671/
Konemba671/
Kanymba671/

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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 Kanembou
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