Kadembo Surname

360,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kadembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kadembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
Zimbabwe4301:35,9035,546
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Zambia271:587,03424,185
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kadembo (33) may also be a first name.

Kadembo Last Name Facts

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

Kadembo is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kadembo.

How Common Is The Last Name Kadembo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kadembo is the 360,858th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,265,749 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kadembo reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kadembo is also the 1,807,719th most frequent first name internationally, held by 33 people.

The last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 471 people, or 1 in 36,346. Excluding Malawi this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 43 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kadambo86421/
Kademba86230/
Kadimbo86148/
Kadombo8614/
Kadmbot861/
Kadymbo861/
Kadiombo80451/
Kadhimbo8023/
Kadyombo801/
Kaduymbo801/
Kaudemba801/
Kadembah801/
Kadmba771/
Kaadhemba756/
Kadimba712,675/
Kadamba71410/
Kodombo71190/
Kadomba7160/
Kedemba7122/
Kadiomba67157/
Kaudimba6744/
Khadamba6743/
Kuidemba6721/
Kadhamba6718/
Kosdemba677/
Kaidimba676/
Kadambha674/
Koudombo672/
Kadaimba671/
Kadionbo671/
Kachdmba671/
Kodeemba671/
Kadhimba671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kadembo
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