Kemben Surname

565,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kemben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4791:17,0221,705
Indonesia601:2,204,153134,948
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Kemben (177) may also be a first name.

Kemben Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kemben Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kemben occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemben? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 565,092nd most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,013,475 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Kemben reside; 86 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 86 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 685,598th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 177 people.

It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 479 people, or 1 in 17,022. In Papua New Guinea Kemben is most frequent in: Enga, where 91 percent are found, Western Highlands, where 5 percent are found and Madang, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keumben9222/
Kembien921/
Khaemben8630/
Keumbeun867/
Kamben83325/
Kenben83205/
Komben83102/
Kembin8311/
Kimben835/
Chemben7787/
Kenbeng7730/
Kombien7711/
Khamben776/
Kambien774/
Khomben774/
Kimbien771/
Kambn731/
Kombn731/
Khambaen7155/
Comben67696/
Kenbin67298/
Kambin67278/
Kombin67171/
Kimbin6771/
Kimbeheng6712/
Kinben677/
Camben677/
Khmbin671/
Qumben671/

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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 Kemben
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