Kabende Surname

159,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kabende Surname Definition:

Kabende is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: small mortar.

Kabende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia9001:17,6111,973
DR Congo7871:93,87510,644
Namibia3201:7,5291,461
Tanzania2841:186,41416,104
Uganda2681:145,66913,018
Zimbabwe1471:105,02214,642
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kabende (68) may also be a first name.

Kabende Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kabende is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: small mortar.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kabende Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kabende occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kabende? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kabende is the 159,642nd most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,666,501 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kabende live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kabende is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 68 people.

The last name Kabende is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 900 people, or 1 in 17,611. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 41 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 25 percent reside and Luapula Province, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia Kabende exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and Namibia, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kabuende933,812/
Kaibende934/
Kabendje934/
Kabendie931/
Kabeende931/
Khabende931/
Kabaende931/
Kabnde923/
Kabinde861,481/
Kobende86977/
Kabenda86923/
Kabendi86387/
Kebende862/
Kabemde861/
Kampende8023/
Koubende8012/
Khabendi8010/
Cabender806/
Hkabinde804/
Kabendha804/
Kabuendi804/
Khabinde801/
Kaïbinde801/
Kabindje801/
Kaibenda801/
Kabeenda801/
Kabehenda751/
Kabinda7120,012/
Cabenda712,836/
Kabindi71499/
Cobende7177/
Kobinde7176/
Kobenda7143/
Kebendi7111/
Kobemde713/
Cabinde712/
Khavnde711/
Kobendi711/
Kabindj711/
Kebinde711/
Kampinde6736/
Kabuindi6734/
Khabindi6722/
Kampendi674/
Khabinda672/
Kabindio672/
Kabindda671/
Kaabinda671/
Kabyndha671/
Kabinnda671/
Kehbinde671/
Cabinder671/

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