Kagembe Surname

326,564th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kagembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kagembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9631:54,9766,012
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431

Kagembe (174) may also be a first name.

Kagembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kagembe is most common in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kagembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kagembe is the 326,564th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,403,819 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kagembe reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kagembe is also the 692,220th most widely held given name in the world It is held by 174 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 963 people, or 1 in 54,976. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 52 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 13 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 11 percent live. Other than Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

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