Kitembu Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

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

Kitembu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kitembu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kitembu Demographics

Kitembu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kitembu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kitembu occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitembu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,295,379th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitembu are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 432,044. Aside from The DR Congo Kitembu exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Kitembu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitembui934/
Kitambu86124/
Ketembu86105/
Kitimbu8610/
Chitembu80672/
Kithambu802/
Kyotembu801/
Khaytembu754/
Kutambu7110/
Chitimbu671/
Ketimbeu671/
Keutimbeu631/
Kettenbuch590/
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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 Kitembu
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