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 has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kembu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 448,561st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,601,510 people. Kembu occurs mostly in Oceania, where 61 percent of Kembu are found; 61 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 61 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 694,534th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 173 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 458 people, or 1 in 17,803. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: West New Britain, where 61 percent live, Morobe, where 10 percent live and Madang, where 7 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.
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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