Kachema Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kachema Surname Definition:

Kachema is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: cattle herdsman.

Kachema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3011:175,88615,352
Zambia1041:152,40310,889
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kachema (21) may also be a first name.

Kachema Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kachema is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: cattle herdsman.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kachema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kachema occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kachema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kachema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kachema is the 678,631st most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kachema are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kachema is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 21 people.

The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 175,886. In Tanzania Kachema is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 59 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 32 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 24 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.

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