Kembit Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Kembit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kembit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Kembit (37) may also be a first name.

Kembit Last Name Facts

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

Kembit has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kembit? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Kembit is mostly found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Kembit are found; 83 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 83 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,688,769th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 37 people.

The last name Kembit is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Jiwaka, where 100 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kembiet9272/
Kembait9214/
Kembeit922/
Kembiste861/
Kimbit8336/
Kambit8336/
Kembet8311/
Kombit834/
Khambit7767/
Kimbite7730/
Kambiet7715/
Khmbait772/
Kembeut772/
Chembit771/
Kembete771/
Khambait711,247/
Kahmbait711/
Keimbete711/
Kümbet67249/
Kombet67159/
Khambhait6779/
Kambet6748/
Cimbit6728/
Combit6721/
Qambit6715/
Cambit672/
Kimbet671/
Kembed671/
Kinbit671/

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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 Kembit
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