Kitembe Surname
Approximately 626 people bear this surname
Kitembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 306 | 1:173,012 | 15,142 |
| DR Congo | 267 | 1:276,703 | 25,802 |
| Uganda | 47 | 1:830,623 | 38,869 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kitembe (22) may also be a first name.
Kitembe Demographics
Kitembe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kitembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kitembe is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitembe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 520,022nd most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 11,641,447 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitembe live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kitembe is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 22 people.
This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 306 people, or 1 in 173,012. In Tanzania Kitembe is most prevalent in: Rukwa Region, where 57 percent live, Pwani Region, where 21 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 13 percent live. Barring Tanzania Kitembe is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 43 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.
Kitembe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kitembe surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kithembe | 93 | 105 | / |
| Kuitembe | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kitembey | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kitemba | 86 | 677 | / |
| Kitombe | 86 | 410 | / |
| Kitambe | 86 | 131 | / |
| Kitimbe | 86 | 85 | / |
| Kutembe | 86 | 49 | / |
| Kitembi | 86 | 27 | / |
| Kuitemba | 80 | 96 | / |
| Chitembe | 80 | 80 | / |
| Kitembui | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kutembea | 80 | 4 | / |
| Quitembe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaitambe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kitambei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kitambi | 71 | 3,731 | / |
| Kitimba | 71 | 270 | / |
| Kitombi | 71 | 47 | / |
| Ketombe | 71 | 36 | / |
| Ketambe | 71 | 30 | / |
| Kitimbi | 71 | 18 | / |
| Kutembi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kuetmbe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ketemba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Citimbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kutambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chitimbe | 67 | 7,771 | / |
| Kithimba | 67 | 70 | / |
| Chitembi | 67 | 60 | / |
| Ketambie | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kithambi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Quitombe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaitambi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ketimbeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kitambay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketemboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kitamboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quitambe | 67 | 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 Kitembe
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