Kwembu Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Kwembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kwembu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwembu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwembu is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwembu? popularity and diffusion
Kwembu is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Kwembu are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
Kwembu is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 22,041,532. In Indonesia Kwembu is mostly concentrated in: Papua, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia Kwembu occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwembou | 92 | 59 | / |
| Nkwembou | 86 | 10 | / |
| Kwambu | 83 | 84 | / |
| Kwimbu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kwombou | 77 | 20 | / |
| Kwambuh | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kuembou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kwenbeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwombuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwenbu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouembou | 71 | 138 | / |
| Ngwembou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kouembeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwambu | 67 | 187 | / |
| Guembu | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kuimbu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Gwimbu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cwombu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuembu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guembou | 62 | 123 | / |
| Kuenbou | 62 | 14 | / |
| Guembeu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Gbembui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkuimbu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kuimbou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Guembeuh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gueambou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Qumbu | 55 | 43 | / |
| Kuimvu | 50 | 21 | / |
| Nqumbu | 50 | 3 | / |
| Guimbu | 50 | 3 | / |
| Guambu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Guemvu | 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
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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 Kwembu
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