Katembe Surname
Approximately 1,027 people bear this surname
Katembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 599 | 1:77,095 | 7,186 |
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| Tanzania | 95 | 1:557,280 | 35,395 |
| Uganda | 67 | 1:582,676 | 31,350 |
| Zambia | 9 | 1:1,761,102 | 32,119 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Katembe (303) may also be a first name.
Katembe Demographics
Katembe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katiembe | 93 | 12 | / |
| Kathembe | 93 | 11 | / |
| Katuembe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Katombe | 86 | 6,405 | / |
| Katemba | 86 | 4,190 | / |
| Katimbe | 86 | 1,188 | / |
| Katambe | 86 | 195 | / |
| Kotembe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Katenbe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Katembi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kathemba | 80 | 217 | / |
| Kautambe | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kateemba | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kautemba | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kuitembe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kathombe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kaetambe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Katambie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Katembui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaitambe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khatembi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kotmbe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Katmba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Quatember | 75 | 167 | / |
| Kauthembi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Katembaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Katambi | 71 | 6,585 | / |
| Katimba | 71 | 6,461 | / |
| Kotambe | 71 | 833 | / |
| Katombi | 71 | 779 | / |
| Kotombe | 71 | 61 | / |
| Catemba | 71 | 36 | / |
| Ketombe | 71 | 36 | / |
| Ketambe | 71 | 30 | / |
| Katimbi | 71 | 25 | / |
| Kotemba | 71 | 24 | / |
| Catambe | 71 | 19 | / |
| Catombe | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kotembi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kattenberh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Katombé | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kathambi | 67 | 23,260 | / |
| Khatambi | 67 | 300 | / |
| Katambay | 67 | 219 | / |
| Katamboi | 67 | 65 | / |
| Kathimba | 67 | 62 | / |
| Ketambie | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kothambe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Khatimba | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kastenby | 67 | 4 | / |
| Katamboy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kottambe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Katombay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kataambi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaitambi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kotambee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Katambai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kotyombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cothembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketemboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koutombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketimbeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katimboa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katuimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kotambie | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Katembe
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