Kiambu Surname
Approximately 811 people bear this surname
Kiambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 780 | 1:94,717 | 10,727 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
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 also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kiambu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiambu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 426,196th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,985,877 people. The last name Kiambu occurs predominantly 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 frequent forename worldwide, held by 43 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 780 people, or 1 in 94,717. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kijambu | 92 | 415 | / |
| Kihambu | 92 | 138 | / |
| Kiambou | 92 | 7 | / |
| Kiambui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kijjambu | 86 | 2,557 | / |
| Kaiyambu | 86 | 50 | / |
| Khiambut | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kijammbu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kijaambu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kyambu | 83 | 128 | / |
| Kijjjambu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kayombu | 77 | 2,025 | / |
| Chiambu | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kyambuu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kyambui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kijanbu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chiambuh | 71 | 12 | / |
| Chiambou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kajjambu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kijjanbu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khianbut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kujjambu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quiambau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chihambu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kayombuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keambouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kianboup | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kheambuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chijambu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kyombu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Keuyambou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyanbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kihanvu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Cheambu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kyotembu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Quianbou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kehoumbou | 53 | 11 | / |
| Kyonbu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kiambu
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