Kembra Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

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

Kembra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kembra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Kembra (110) may also be a first name.

Kembra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kembra occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kembra? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,776,799th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Kembra occurs mostly in Oceania, where 92 percent of Kembra live; 92 percent live in Oceania Islands and 92 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kembra is also the 895,203rd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 110 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 181,194. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 69 percent live, Morobe, where 13 percent live and Western Highlands, where 7 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Kembra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kembra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kembra surname fell 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kembrah922/
Keambra921/
Kombra83524/
Kembre83235/
Kembro83112/
Kambra8371/
Kimbra8335/
Kembry8330/
Kembri8312/
Kenbra831/
Kembrey77173/
Khambra77121/
Kambrai7790/
Chembra7726/
Kombrai7717/
Kiembre772/
Kombraj771/
Quembra771/
Kuembre771/
Kimbras771/
Coembra771/
Koimbra771/
Kimbrau771/
Khembre771/
Kembree770/
Kimbrea770/
Qmbra735/
Kmbri731/
Khambhra7152/
Khambrai7112/
Kimbratt717/
Kimbrach710/
Kenbraid710/
Cambra676,091/
Kimbro673,552/
Qambra67157/
Qumbra6760/
Combra6751/
Kimbri6735/
Kombro6734/
Cimbra6733/
Kambro6721/
Kämbre6712/
Cembro678/
Qmbrai674/
Kimbre674/
Kimbry673/
Kimbré672/
Kmbhre671/
Kmbrey671/
Cembry671/
Kimbraitė671/
Qnmbra671/
Kembrouch670/

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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 Kembra
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