Kembis Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

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

Kembis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kembis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Kembis (91) may also be a first name.

Kembis Last Name Facts

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

Kembis is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kembis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kembis is the 2,661,929th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Kembis live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 96 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kembis is also the 998,282nd most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 91 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea Kembis is primarily found in: Jiwaka, where 98 percent are found and Morobe, where 2 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kembise921/
Kambis8359/
Kimbis8341/
Cembis835/
Kombis832/
Kembes832/
Kembiz831/
Kambies7756/
Kambiss7725/
Kambish7719/
Kembese7710/
Kombuis777/
Kimbiss772/
Chembis771/
Kembich771/
Khambis771/
Kenbish771/
Knbis731/
Kembesse712/
Kenbuish712/
Kuumbish711/
Kimbitse711/
Kenbisch710/
Combis671,774/
Kambiz67338/
Cembes67284/
Kimbes6779/
Cambis6761/
Kimbiz6724/
Kombes6723/
Kambes6715/
Cimbis6714/
Kambys677/
Kenbes672/
Kembex671/

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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 Kembis
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