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 surname Kemtu (Hindi: केम्तु) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kemtu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kemtu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Kemtu are found; 48 percent are found in Central Africa and 43 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon Kemtu is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 73 percent are found, Centre Region, where 9 percent are found and East Region, where 9 percent are found. Besides Cameroon Kemtu exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 39 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.
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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