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 is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kembu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 448,561st most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,601,510 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 61 percent of Kembu reside; 61 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 61 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kembu is also the 694,534th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 173 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 458 people, or 1 in 17,803. In Papua New Guinea Kembu is most common in: West New Britain, where 61 percent reside, Morobe, where 10 percent reside and Madang, where 7 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common 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
| 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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