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 occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelembe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 652,085th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,739,840 people. Kelembe occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kelembe reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 382 people, or 1 in 141,826. In South Africa Kelembe is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and Gauteng, where 15 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.

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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  • 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 Kelembe
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