Kemtu Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Kemtu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kemtu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kemtu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kemtu (Hindi: केम्तु) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kemtu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,116,508th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Kemtu reside; 48 percent reside in Central Africa and 43 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Kemtu is primarily found in: West Region, where 73 percent live, Centre Region, where 9 percent live and East Region, where 9 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 39 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemteu | 91 | 18 | / |
| Kemtou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kemtuu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kamtu | 80 | 140 | / |
| Kimtu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Komtu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Cemtu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamteu | 73 | 118 | / |
| Kaymtu | 73 | 44 | / |
| Kamtui | 73 | 15 | / |
| Khamtu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kimthu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kamtou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Komtui | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kimtau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kamtuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chemtu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Komtuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Komteu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kamtuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Komthu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kamtau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khamtui | 67 | 466 | / |
| Khamthu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kimthuy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khamtuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khomtui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamteu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamtau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamthui | 62 | 255 | / |
| Khamthuy | 62 | 2 | / |
| Camtu | 60 | 88 | / |
| Chimtu | 55 | 2 | / |
| Comtou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Camteu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Comtau | 55 | 1 | / |
| Qhamtui | 50 | 1 | / |
Kemtu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kemtu in the Hindi language | ||
| केम्तु | kemtu | - |
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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 Kemtu
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