Karembu Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Karembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 55 | 1:839,635 | 32,298 |
| Zimbabwe | 34 | 1:454,066 | 38,992 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Karembu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karembu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karembu occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karembu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,955,159th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. Karembu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Karembu are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 839,635. In Kenya Karembu is mostly concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 95 percent reside, Muranga County, where 2 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 2 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 37 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karembeu | 93 | 129 | / |
| Kaurembu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kareembux | 88 | 3 | / |
| Karambu | 86 | 9,365 | / |
| Karimbu | 86 | 162 | / |
| Kerembu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Karombu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karimbui | 80 | 4 | / |
| Karambeu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kharmbut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karimbou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaurymbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karnbu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karrimbux | 75 | 3 | / |
| Korambu | 71 | 21 | / |
| Karnbut | 71 | 5 | / |
| Korimbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carambu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kermbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karmboe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kerambou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karinbut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karinbui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carambau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korombou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korimbux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korimboux | 63 | 1 | / |
| Qarmboo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Quormbu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Carimbó | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kornbutt | 53 | 1 | / |
| Carimbão | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kotrinbut | 50 | 302 | / |
| Kornbusch | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Karembu
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