Akembi Surname

188,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,242 people bear this surname

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

Akembi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akembi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,2231:33,2344,147
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
Congo51:997,81917,129
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Akembi (36) may also be a first name.

Akembi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akembi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻛﻤﺒﻰ) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akembi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 188,561st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,250,467 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akembi live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Akembi is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 36 people.

The surname Akembi is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,223 people, or 1 in 33,234. Beside The DR Congo Akembi occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 1 percent reside and The Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gakembi924/
Akembai924/
Akhembi922/
Akmbi912/
Akambi831,772/
Akemba83922/
Akombi83345/
Ekembi83317/
Akembe83297/
Akimbi83222/
Akemby8319/
Okembi836/
Akenbi835/
Ekaembi7762/
Akimbai7759/
Akoimbi7734/
Akambai7712/
Ekembai779/
Akhambi776/
Akembee774/
Akaenbi773/
Achembi772/
Akhemba771/
Ekeambi771/
Akenmba771/
Ekiembi771/
Akombie771/
Askimbi771/
Akambie771/
Akembeh771/
Akomboi771/
Akenbai771/
Okiembi771/
Ackambi771/
Aknbi7352/
Akmba735/
Okmbi731/
Ahakambi7155/
Akeambeh712/
Oskembai711/
Akenmber711/
Okemba6711,694/
Okombi678,668/
Ekambi671,854/
Akinbi671,480/
Akambe67826/
Ekembe67772/
Akombe67505/
Ekombi67212/
Okambi67154/
Okembe67150/
Akimba6717/
Okimbi6713/
Akimbe678/
Akamby675/
Aknnbi672/
Acambi672/
Ekemby671/
Eakmbe671/
Acombi671/
Akqnbi671/
Akomby671/

Akembi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akembi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻛﻤﺒﻰakmby40
ﺍﻛﻤﺒﻰakmby40
ﺃﻛﻨﺐaknb20

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akembi
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