Kachembele Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kachembele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kachembele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia421:377,37919,273
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905

Kachembele (16) may also be a first name.

Kachembele Last Name Facts

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

Kachembele is found most in Zambia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kachembele.

How Common Is The Last Name Kachembele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kachembele is the 2,555,468th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. Kachembele is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kachembele live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kachembele is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.

This last name is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 377,379. In Zambia Kachembele is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 79 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 12 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Zambia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Kachembele
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