Kembu Surname

448,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 759 people bear this surname

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

Kembu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kembu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4581:17,8031,788
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Indonesia901:1,469,43599,362
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kembu (173) may also be a first name.

Kembu Last Name Facts

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

Kembu has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kembu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 448,561st most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,601,510 people. The surname Kembu occurs mostly in Oceania, where 61 percent of Kembu live; 61 percent live in Oceania Islands and 61 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 694,534th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 173 people.

It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 458 people, or 1 in 17,803. In Papua New Guinea Kembu is primarily found in: West New Britain, where 61 percent reside, Morobe, where 10 percent reside and Madang, where 7 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.

Kembu Last Name Statistics demography

Kembu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 96.55% less than the national average, earning R 8,208 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kembou912,150/
Kembau91362/
Kembeu91124/
Keumbu9134/
Kiembu914/
Khembu913/
Kembuh912/
Kembuy911/
Keumbou83325/
Keambou83117/
Keimbou8328/
Kenmbou8317/
Kembeuh837/
Kembush834/
Kuembou832/
Keumbeu832/
Kembeut832/
Kemboud831/
Kembout831/
Kehmbou831/
Khaembu831/
Kambu8022,325/
Kimbu801,572/
Kombu801,435/
Cembu808/
Keambouh771/
Kheambuh771/
Kambeu733,028/
Khambu73980/
Kimbau73442/
Kambui73415/
Kimbui73289/
Kambuy73216/
Chembu73136/
Kambhu73128/
Kenbou73117/
Kemvou73110/
Kambau73106/
Kaimbu7395/
Kaambu7377/
Kimbou7374/
Kenbut7352/
Kuimbu7341/
Kombau7338/
Kemboo7334/
Kombuy7330/
Kyombu7327/
Kimbuy7327/
Kambuh7320/
Kimbhu734/
Kombeu734/
Kombui732/
Kuumbu732/
Kaymbu731/
Kqmbou731/
Koimbu731/
Kimbud731/
Cuembu731/
Kemboe731/
Kahambu671,508/
Khambhu67556/
Chembou67239/
Chembeu67118/
Kenbous6716/
Kuenbou6714/
Kenbout674/
Kienbau671/
Kaimbau671/
Kenbush671/
Khambau671/
Kaambou671/
Kammbou671/
Kqambou671/
Cheambu671/
Kuimbou671/
Kaimbou671/
Kambahu671/
Kambhou671/
Kimmbou671/
Kimbuch670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kembu
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