Katembe Surname

354,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Katembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5991:77,0957,186
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Tanzania951:557,28035,395
Uganda671:582,67631,350
Zambia91:1,761,10232,119
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Katembe (303) may also be a first name.

Katembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katembe is most common in Kenya. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katembe? popularity and diffusion

Katembe is the 354,295th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,095,955 people. The surname Katembe is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Katembe are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Katembe is also the 505,965th most widespread forename on earth, borne by 303 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 599 people, or 1 in 77,095. In Kenya Katembe is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 86 percent reside, Kilifi County, where 12 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.

Katembe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (58%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katiembe9312/
Kathembe9311/
Katuembe931/
Katombe866,405/
Katemba864,190/
Katimbe861,188/
Katambe86195/
Kotembe865/
Katenbe863/
Katembi862/
Kathemba80217/
Kautambe8017/
Kateemba806/
Kautemba805/
Kuitembe804/
Kathombe803/
Kaetambe802/
Katambie801/
Katembui801/
Kaitambe801/
Khatembi801/
Kotmbe7711/
Katmba772/
Quatember75167/
Kauthembi751/
Katembaya751/
Katambi716,585/
Katimba716,461/
Kotambe71833/
Katombi71779/
Kotombe7161/
Catemba7136/
Ketombe7136/
Ketambe7130/
Katimbi7125/
Kotemba7124/
Catambe7119/
Catombe7113/
Kotembi714/
Kattenberh713/
Katombé711/
Kathambi6723,260/
Khatambi67300/
Katambay67219/
Katamboi6765/
Kathimba6762/
Ketambie6727/
Kothambe6720/
Khatimba6711/
Kastenby674/
Katamboy674/
Kottambe673/
Katombay673/
Kataambi672/
Kaitambi672/
Kotambee672/
Katambai672/
Kotyombe671/
Cothembe671/
Ketemboi671/
Koutombe671/
Ketimbeu671/
Katimboa671/
Katuimba671/
Kotambie671/

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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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  • 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 Katembe
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