Kemb Surname
Approximately 355 people bear this surname
Kemb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 136 | 1:339,558 | 20,421 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Papua New Guinea | 101 | 1:80,730 | 10,659 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Kemb (29) may also be a first name.
Kemb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kemb Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kemb (Marathi: कोेंब, Russian: Кэмб) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kemb.
How Common Is The Last Name Kemb? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 793,288th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Kemb live; 39 percent live in East Africa and 31 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kemb is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 29 people.
The last name Kemb is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 339,558. In Kenya Kemb is primarily found in: Trans Nzoia County, where 63 percent are found and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 38 percent are found. Besides Kenya Kemb occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kembs | 89 | 122 | / |
| Kembz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kembd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kmb | 86 | 12 | / |
| Kemp | 75 | 130,784 | / |
| Kamb | 75 | 4,830 | / |
| Komb | 75 | 2,884 | / |
| Kimb | 75 | 202 | / |
| Cemb | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kmbt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kcmb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ckmb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kymb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gkmb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kmbd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kmbz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kkmb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kembowa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kembova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kempf | 67 | 33,707 | / |
| Kempe | 67 | 13,244 | / |
| Koimb | 67 | 531 | / |
| Kemph | 67 | 523 | / |
| Kaimb | 67 | 141 | / |
| Kuimb | 67 | 123 | / |
| Khamb | 67 | 81 | / |
| Kempp | 67 | 62 | / |
| Keimp | 67 | 35 | / |
| Khimb | 67 | 18 | / |
| Keemp | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kempz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kambh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Koemp | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chemb | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kaamb | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kmbsh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kempė | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaemp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kimbz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuemb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkemp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kombh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiemp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyomb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kombp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaymb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqenb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keamp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keump | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kammb | 67 | 0 | / |
Kemb Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kemb in the Marathi language | ||
| कोेंब | koemba | - |
| Kemb in the Russian language | ||
| Кэмб | kemb | - |
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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 Kemb
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