Karembo Surname

206,569th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,9141:24,1272,727
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karembo (1,397) may also be a first name.

Karembo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karembo (Russian: Карембо) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karembo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 206,569th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,632,874 people. The last name Karembo is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Karembo live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 209,248th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 1,397 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,914 people, or 1 in 24,127. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 62 percent reside, Meru County, where 22 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 11 percent reside. Beside Kenya it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Karembo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Karembo last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karembo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karembo in the Russian language
Карембоkarembo-

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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
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  • 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 Karembo
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