Kayemb Surname

126,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kayemb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kayemb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,5981:20,5342,597
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kayemb (131) may also be a first name.

Kayemb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kayemb is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayemb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 126,249th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,023,756 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kayemb reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kayemb is also the 811,108th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 131 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 3,598 people, or 1 in 20,534. Without taking into account The DR Congo Kayemb is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
K'Ayemb921/
Kyemb911/
Kaymb911/
Kayomb831,071/
Kayamb83323/
Kayumb83219/
Kayimb8375/
Kawemb8322/
Kiyemb831/
Kayombd772/
Khayimb771/
Kouyemb771/
Kayumbz771/
Kaumb731,353/
Kaimb73141/
Kaemp732/
Kajimb671,861/
Kaempf671,033/
Kayimp674/
Kaynep674/
Kaemph672/
Kiyomb671/
Kaineb671/
Kajumb671/
Kaiamb671/
Kayambowa671/
Kayumv671/
Kayenv671/
Hkaumb670/

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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 Kayemb
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