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
The surname Kemb (Marathi: कोेंब, Russian: Кэмб) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kemb click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kemb? popularity and diffusion
Kemb is the 793,288th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. The last name Kemb is primarily 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 given name globally It is held by 29 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 339,558. In Kenya it is most common in: Trans Nzoia County, where 63 percent live and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 38 percent live. Aside from Kenya Kemb occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs 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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