Kabemba Surname

8,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,048 people bear this surname

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

Kabemba Surname Definition:

Kabemba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a waterbody such as a lake or ocean.

Kabemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo59,2281:1,247110
Zambia3,5761:4,432539
France381:1,747,966156,445
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Belgium251:459,86646,150
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Congo101:498,91011,250
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Kabemba (3,684) may also be a first name.

Kabemba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kabemba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a waterbody such as a lake or ocean.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kabemba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kabemba is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kabemba.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabemba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,993rd most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,587 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kabemba live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kabemba is also the 116,232nd most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 3,684 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 59,228 people, or 1 in 1,247. Without taking into account The DR Congo it is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 6 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Kabemba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kabemba surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Kabemba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 196.34% more than the national average, earning R 704,208 per year and in United States they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning $66,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kabmba922/
Kabamba86166,309/
Kabembo8632,226/
Kabimba862,140/
Kabembe861,800/
Kabomba86681/
Kabembi86120/
Kobemba8631/
Cabemba865/
Kabenba864/
Kebemba861/
Kabaheimba821/
Koubemba805,592/
Kampemba802,231/
Kuibemba8041/
Khabamba806/
Kabeembe806/
Kabhamba805/
Kabiembi804/
Kabiomba804/
Kabuimba804/
Kabambay804/
Kaibamba803/
Khabembe803/
Kaavemba801/
Kabuumba801/
Kabaamba801/
Kabammba801/
Kanpemba801/
Kabyomba801/
Khabomba801/
Kabahamba7581/
Koubembas751/
Kamphemba751/
Kabombo716,707/
Kabimbi713,681/
Kabambo71496/
Kavembe71256/
Kabimbe71221/
Kobembe71117/
Cabamba71112/
Kabimbo7199/
Kebamba7147/
Kobamba7122/
Koubembath7110/
Kebomba716/
Kabinba713/
Cavemba711/
Cabenba711/
Kobomba711/
Kobembi711/
Kabenbo711/
Kavemva711/
Kebimba711/
Kebembo711/
Kabmboj711/
Kampembe67230/
Kampembi6734/
Koubimba679/
Khabimbi679/
Kabimbou677/
Koubomba675/
Kabyombo674/
Kampimba674/
Koubamba673/
Kampembo673/
Kaibombo672/
Kabiombo671/
Kabhombo671/
Kabhimbi671/
Kampenba671/
Campemba671/
Kobembou671/
Kabhambo671/
Keibamba671/
Kavhembe671/

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