Kembu Surname
Approximately 759 people bear this surname
Kembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 458 | 1:17,803 | 1,788 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Indonesia | 90 | 1:1,469,435 | 99,362 |
| Thailand | 51 | 1:1,385,066 | 192,885 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Kembu (173) may also be a first name.
Kembu Demographics
Average Kembu Salary in
South Africa
R 8,208
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kembu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kembu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kembu occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kembu? popularity and diffusion
Kembu is the 448,561st most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,601,510 people. The last name Kembu occurs mostly in Oceania, where 61 percent of Kembu live; 61 percent live in Oceania Islands and 61 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kembu is also the 694,534th most frequent first name internationally, held by 173 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 458 people, or 1 in 17,803. In Papua New Guinea Kembu is mostly found in: West New Britain, where 61 percent are found, Morobe, where 10 percent are found and Madang, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Kembu exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kembou | 91 | 2,150 | / |
| Kembau | 91 | 362 | / |
| Kembeu | 91 | 124 | / |
| Keumbu | 91 | 34 | / |
| Kiembu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Khembu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kembuh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kembuy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Keumbou | 83 | 325 | / |
| Keambou | 83 | 117 | / |
| Keimbou | 83 | 28 | / |
| Kenmbou | 83 | 17 | / |
| Kembeuh | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kembush | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kuembou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Keumbeu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kembeut | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kemboud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kembout | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kehmbou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khaembu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kambu | 80 | 22,325 | / |
| Kimbu | 80 | 1,572 | / |
| Kombu | 80 | 1,435 | / |
| Cembu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Keambouh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kheambuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kambeu | 73 | 3,028 | / |
| Khambu | 73 | 980 | / |
| Kimbau | 73 | 442 | / |
| Kambui | 73 | 415 | / |
| Kimbui | 73 | 289 | / |
| Kambuy | 73 | 216 | / |
| Chembu | 73 | 136 | / |
| Kambhu | 73 | 128 | / |
| Kenbou | 73 | 117 | / |
| Kemvou | 73 | 110 | / |
| Kambau | 73 | 106 | / |
| Kaimbu | 73 | 95 | / |
| Kaambu | 73 | 77 | / |
| Kimbou | 73 | 74 | / |
| Kenbut | 73 | 52 | / |
| Kuimbu | 73 | 41 | / |
| Kombau | 73 | 38 | / |
| Kemboo | 73 | 34 | / |
| Kombuy | 73 | 30 | / |
| Kyombu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Kimbuy | 73 | 27 | / |
| Kambuh | 73 | 20 | / |
| Kimbhu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kombeu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kombui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuumbu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaymbu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kqmbou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koimbu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kimbud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cuembu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kemboe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahambu | 67 | 1,508 | / |
| Khambhu | 67 | 556 | / |
| Chembou | 67 | 239 | / |
| Chembeu | 67 | 118 | / |
| Kenbous | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kuenbou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kenbout | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kienbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaimbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenbush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khambau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaambou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kammbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqambou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheambu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuimbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaimbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kambhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimmbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimbuch | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kembu
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