Culembe Surname

149,316th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Culembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Culembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola2,9581:9,1241,120
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Culembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Culembe is carried by more people in Angola than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Culembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Culembe is the 149,316th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,462,841 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Culembe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa.

The surname Culembe is most common in Angola, where it is borne by 2,958 people, or 1 in 9,124. Excluding Angola this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coulembe931/
Culember930/
Cullember8888/
Coulember881/
Kulembe8668/
Coulmbe863/
Colembe861/
Culemba861/
Caulmbe860/
Kaulembe801,016/
Ciulemba8060/
Colembie8033/
Saulembe8015/
Colembei806/
Caulombe803/
Quilembe801/
Culenber800/
Colmbe771/
Kulmbe771/
Coulombie7539/
Chaulembi7528/
Cullenber752/
Kilembe7111,357/
Kulemba711,039/
Kulombe71157/
Kulimbe7130/
Kulambe7119/
Kolembe716/
Kulembi714/
Colemba712/
Koulmbe711/
Kulmbeh711/
Coulmba711/
Kulemue711/
Kaulembi67427/
Kuilemba6782/
Kuliembi6777/
Koulambe6741/
Kulimbet6732/
Colenbie6716/
Kilembey674/
Khulambe674/
Keulemba672/
Kuliemba671/
Koulemba671/
Ciulęmba671/
Culimboa671/
Saulimbe671/
Colimbie671/
Kulambhe671/
Coulimba670/

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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 Culembe
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