Kelembu Surname
Approximately 305 people bear this surname
Kelembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 290 | 1:182,557 | 15,833 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kelembu (20) may also be a first name.
Kelembu Demographics
Kelembu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kelembu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelembu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kelembu has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kelembu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelembu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 883,255th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kelembu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.
This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 290 people, or 1 in 182,557. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Manyara Region, where 59 percent live, Arusha Region, where 41 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 0 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Kelembu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khelembu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kalembu | 86 | 2,763 | / |
| Kelambu | 86 | 169 | / |
| Kilembu | 86 | 79 | / |
| Kelemvu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kelambau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kolembeuh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kalambu | 71 | 910 | / |
| Kalombu | 71 | 706 | / |
| Kalimbu | 71 | 316 | / |
| Kilambu | 71 | 312 | / |
| Kilombu | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kilimbu | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kolambu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kolombu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Cilembu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kolombou | 67 | 26 | / |
| Chilembu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kolimbou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kalimbau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kilammbu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kalhimbu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kallimbu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kalambeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalambau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahlenbauh | 59 | 0 | / |
| Colombu | 57 | 418 | / |
| Calambu | 57 | 6 | / |
| Kalinbu | 57 | 5 | / |
| Chilimbu | 53 | 4 | / |
| Colombau | 53 | 1 | / |
| Quilombu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kalinbou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Calambau | 53 | 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 Kelembu
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