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 carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kemb? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kemb is the 793,288th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Kemb reside; 39 percent reside in East Africa and 31 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 29 people.
The surname Kemb is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 339,558. In Kenya Kemb is primarily found in: Trans Nzoia County, where 63 percent live and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 38 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent live.
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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