Kelembe Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kelembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3821:141,82616,286
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
England21:27,859,030389,889
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
France11:66,422,722504,397

Kelembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelembe is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 652,085th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 15,739,840 people. The surname Kelembe is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kelembe are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 141,826. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent reside, Western Cape, where 16 percent reside and Gauteng, where 15 percent reside. Not including South Africa it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.

Kelembe Last Name Statistics demography

Kelembe earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.05% less than the national average, earning R 185,244 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelembet93991/
Khelembe9314/
Kelember936/
Kelembeh931/
Kelembed931/
Klembe923/
Kelembeth883/
Kelemberh881/
Kalembe8611,359/
Kilembe8611,357/
Kelemba861,060/
Kelembi8656/
Kelombe8642/
Kelambe8612/
Kolembe866/
Celembe861/
Khelemba80163/
Kelenbet807/
Kilembey804/
Kalembey804/
Kilember803/
Kelymbet803/
Kaleembe802/
Kalembee801/
Kolembeh801/
Chelembe801/
Kaliembe801/
Kehlenbe801/
Kalmbe77190/
Kolmbe7733/
Klembi771/
Chelembei7521/
Khellemba754/
Kolembeuh751/
Kaleembee751/
Kalombe7121,174/
Kalambe7112,430/
Calembe715,131/
Kilambe713,913/
Kolambe713,370/
Kilemba712,591/
Kilembi711,176/
Kalimbe711,121/
Kilombe71439/
Kalembi71361/
Kilimbe71310/
Kolombe7198/
Kelamby7114/
Kalmbhe7110/
Kelambi719/
Kolembi715/
Kehlenbech714/
Kalenbe713/
Klemboy712/
Cilembe711/
Kaalmbe711/
Kalmbie711/
Colembe711/
Klemboi711/
Kilenbe711/
Kelimba711/
Kelenba711/
Kelombi711/
Kalambhe671,020/
Kholambe67707/
Chilembe67399/
Kuilemba6782/
Kolombea6733/
Colembie6733/
Kilimbet6723/
Kalambie6710/
Kylymbet679/
Kilimbei679/
Kilambee676/
Colembei676/
Chelembi675/
Keelambi675/
Kohlombe675/
Khalembi675/
Kalammbe674/
Kalombea671/
Quilembe671/
Kaalombe671/
Kilimbie671/
Kalambeu671/
Kilimbey671/
Kelinmba671/
Kaalambe671/
Khalambe671/
Kallembi671/
Kalembay671/
Kalhambe671/
Kkolambe671/
Kolhambe671/

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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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  • 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 Kelembe
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