Kahemba Surname
Approximately 6,022 people bear this surname
Kahemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 5,698 | 1:12,966 | 1,623 |
| Tanzania | 215 | 1:246,240 | 19,907 |
| Zimbabwe | 55 | 1:280,695 | 28,958 |
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Kahemba (503) may also be a first name.
Kahemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kahemba is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahemba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 80,805th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,210,154 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahemba reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kahemba is also the 377,962nd most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 503 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 5,698 people, or 1 in 12,966. Excluding The DR Congo it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahembau | 93 | 429 | / |
| Kaahemba | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kajhemba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Khahemba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kaemba | 92 | 1,787 | / |
| Kaheambau | 88 | 5 | / |
| Kahehemba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Khaemba | 86 | 21,517 | / |
| Kahimba | 86 | 2,425 | / |
| Kahembo | 86 | 82 | / |
| Kaembai | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kohemba | 86 | 4 | / |
| Cahemba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaaemba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaembaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kahiomba | 80 | 96 | / |
| Khahimba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Khaembah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khaemmba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kayyemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kajjemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaayemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaembo | 77 | 358 | / |
| Koemba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Keumba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caemba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kahimbo | 71 | 233 | / |
| Cahimba | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kaetmbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kauymba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koembai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cahembo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kajjimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kauymbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kauuymba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koembo | 62 | 42 | / |
| Keumbo | 62 | 3 | / |
| Caembo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Keumbeu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Keumboh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kuiimba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kajjimbo | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Kahemba
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