Khembu Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Khembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Khembu (4) may also be a first name.
Khembu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khembu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khembu is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Khembu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Khembu is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Khembu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Khembu reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 4 people.
The last name Khembu is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 50 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Khembu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis