Kyambu Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Kyambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 59 | 1:661,683 | 33,952 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Kyambu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kyambu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kyambu is most common in Uganda. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kyambu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kyambu is the 1,589,322nd most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kyambu reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 661,683. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Namutumba District, where 47 percent reside, Mayuge District, where 20 percent reside and Buikwe District, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 43 percent reside and Kenya, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyambuu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kyambui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaiyambu | 86 | 50 | / |
| Kiambu | 83 | 811 | / |
| Kyombu | 83 | 27 | / |
| Kyanbu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keuyambou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kayombu | 77 | 2,025 | / |
| Kijambu | 77 | 415 | / |
| Kihambu | 77 | 138 | / |
| Kiambou | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kiambui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kijjambu | 71 | 2,557 | / |
| Kajjambu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kheambuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khiambut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kujjambu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kyotembu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kijammbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kijaambu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keambouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kayombuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kijjjambu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyonbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiambu | 62 | 15 | / |
| Kijanbu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Cheambu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chiambuh | 57 | 12 | / |
| Chiambou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kijjanbu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Quiambau | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chihambu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kianboup | 57 | 1 | / |
| Khianbut | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chijambu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kehoumbou | 53 | 11 | / |
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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 Kyambu
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