Kiambi Surname

84,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiambi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,7371:9,7491,247
DR Congo7461:99,03411,142
Tanzania1211:437,53430,427
Congo561:89,0917,544
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
France21:33,211,361423,184
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kiambi (1,062) may also be a first name.

Kiambi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiambi is found most in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiambi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 84,269th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,270,714 people. Kiambi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kiambi reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 245,583rd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 1,062 people.

The surname Kiambi is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 4,737 people, or 1 in 9,749. In Kenya Kiambi is primarily found in: Meru County, where 58 percent reside, Tharaka Nithi County, where 14 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 12 percent reside. Besides Kenya it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.

Kiambi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kiambi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kihambi9235/
Kiambui921/
Kiambai921/
Khiambi921/
Kiambis921/
Kiambei921/
Kihaumbi86117/
Kijjambi861/
Kiamba833,726/
Kyambi831,779/
Kiambe83381/
Kiombi8334/
Kiamby832/
Qiambi831/
Kihamba77813/
Kijamba7799/
Kayombi7769/
Kiambay7712/
Kiambaa774/
Kajombi774/
Kihambe774/
Kiomboi774/
Kyambai774/
Chiambi773/
Quiambi772/
Keambai771/
Kianbit771/
Kyambie771/
Kyambui771/
Kiambed771/
Kijamvi771/
Kuiyamba71109/
Kaiyambe714/
Chiambai713/
Kihambea711/
Kiambaya711/
Quiambai711/
Kiehamba711/
Chiambei711/
Kyamba678,740/
Kiomba671,438/
Kyambe67553/
Kiombe67191/
Kyombi6770/
Kianba673/
Kiãmba671/
Kihambaya671/

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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 Kiambi
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