Kathembe Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Kathembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kathembe (51) may also be a first name.
Kathembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kathembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kathembe is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kathembe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Kathembe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kathembe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 51 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Kathembe is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 90 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katembe | 93 | 1,027 | / |
| Kathemba | 88 | 217 | / |
| Katiembe | 88 | 12 | / |
| Kathombe | 88 | 3 | / |
| Katuembe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kauthembi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Katombe | 80 | 6,405 | / |
| Katemba | 80 | 4,190 | / |
| Katimbe | 80 | 1,188 | / |
| Katambe | 80 | 195 | / |
| Kotembe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Katenbe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Katembi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kathambi | 75 | 23,260 | / |
| Kathimba | 75 | 62 | / |
| Kothambe | 75 | 20 | / |
| Kautambe | 75 | 17 | / |
| Kateemba | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kautemba | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kuitembe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kaetambe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khatembi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cothembe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaitambe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Katambie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Katembui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Quatember | 71 | 167 | / |
| Kotmbe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Katmba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khathinbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katembaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katambi | 67 | 6,585 | / |
| Katimba | 67 | 6,461 | / |
| Kotambe | 67 | 833 | / |
| Katombi | 67 | 779 | / |
| Kotombe | 67 | 61 | / |
| Ketombe | 67 | 36 | / |
| Catemba | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ketambe | 67 | 30 | / |
| Katimbi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kotemba | 67 | 24 | / |
| Catambe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Catombe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kotembi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kattenberh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Katanbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katombé | 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 Kathembe
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