Kiambu Surname

426,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 811 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kiambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7801:94,71710,727
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Kiambu (43) may also be a first name.

Kiambu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiambu is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kiambu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiambu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 426,196th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,985,877 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kiambu live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kiambu is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 43 people.

It is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 780 people, or 1 in 94,717. Excluding The DR Congo this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kijambu92415/
Kihambu92138/
Kiambou927/
Kiambui921/
Kijjambu862,557/
Kaiyambu8650/
Khiambut861/
Kijammbu861/
Kijaambu861/
Kyambu83128/
Kijjjambu801/
Kayombu772,025/
Chiambu7715/
Kyambuu775/
Kyambui771/
Kijanbu771/
Chiambuh7112/
Chiambou712/
Kajjambu712/
Kijjanbu712/
Khianbut711/
Kujjambu711/
Quiambau711/
Chihambu711/
Kayombuu711/
Keambouh711/
Kianboup711/
Kheambuh711/
Chijambu711/
Kyombu6727/
Keuyambou671/
Kyanbu671/
Kihanvu621/
Cheambu621/
Kyotembu571/
Quianbou571/
Kehoumbou5311/
Kyonbu501/

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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 Kiambu
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