Kenbe Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Kenbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Kenbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kenbe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﺐ) is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenbe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,605,694th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kenbe are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Kenbe is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kano, where 93 percent live, Enugu, where 3 percent live and Ogun, where 3 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenmbe | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kenbee | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kenbey | 91 | 0 | / |
| Kenmber | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kenbess | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kennber | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuehnbe | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kembe | 80 | 7,749 | / |
| Kenbi | 80 | 284 | / |
| Kenba | 80 | 137 | / |
| Kinbe | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kenby | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kynbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaembe | 73 | 1,906 | / |
| Kiembe | 73 | 1,158 | / |
| Kuembe | 73 | 145 | / |
| Kembeu | 73 | 124 | / |
| Kembie | 73 | 27 | / |
| Kembei | 73 | 23 | / |
| Keumbe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kenbai | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kembey | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kembhe | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kinbeh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Qenber | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kembee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cenbey | 73 | 3 | / |
| Künbet | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kenboi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koembe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kinbea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kembed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kenmpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keembe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kihnbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kyonbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kenmbi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kinbee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kembea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keenby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kynberh | 67 | 32 | / |
| Håkenby | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kembeuh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chenbei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kmbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knbheer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cnbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qnbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenbhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenbish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemnboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chenbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemmber | 67 | 0 | / |
| Quenbey | 67 | 0 | / |
Kenbe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kenbe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻨﺐ | knb | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kenbe
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