Kiamb Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kiamb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiamb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kiamb (18) may also be a first name.

Kiamb Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kiamb Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kiamb occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kiamb.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiamb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Kiamb is mostly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Kiamb reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 18 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Kiamb is most prevalent in: Madang, where 78 percent live, Enga, where 11 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 11 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuiyamb8321/
Kianb808/
Qiamb802/
Kyamb801/
Kiamp801/
Kayomb731,071/
Quiamb7315/
Kiampe731/
Kihampe671/
Chihamb671/
Kaayamb671/
Kyamp608/
Kyomb601/
Kyanb601/
Keanb601/
Keamp600/
Chiamp559/
Quianb556/
Kyampe555/
Keampf552/
Keamph550/

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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 Kiamb
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