Kahembe Surname

80,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,008 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kahembe Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the Swahili given name Kahembe represents idealism, intuition, romance, generosity, creativity, wisdom and tolerance.

Kahembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5,3221:13,8821,725
Tanzania5621:94,2029,393
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Namibia271:89,2378,105
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kahembe (273) may also be a first name.

Kahembe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of the Swahili given name Kahembe represents idealism, intuition, romance, generosity, creativity, wisdom and tolerance.

- manyama

Kahembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kahembe occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 80,953rd most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,212,974 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahembe reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kahembe is also the 537,992nd most common given name internationally, held by 273 people.

The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 5,322 people, or 1 in 13,882. Barring The DR Congo this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Kahembe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kahembe last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kahembe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.45% less than the national average, earning R 70,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaembe921,906/
Kahimbe86241/
Kahembi86179/
Khaembe864/
Cahembe861/
Kehembe861/
Kaïembe861/
Kajjembe809/
Kaahemba804/
Khahemba801/
Kajhemba801/
Kaayembe801/
Kaembi7716/
Keumbe7714/
Caembe775/
Koembe771/
Kahehemba751/
Kahimbi71749/
Kohemba714/
Kaembai714/
Keumbeu712/
Kaaemba711/
Cahemba711/
Kaembaa711/
Khahimba674/
Kaayemba671/
Kajjemba671/
Kayyemba671/
Khaemmba671/
Koemba623/
Caemba621/
Keumbi621/
Cahimba579/
Koembai571/
Kauymba571/
Coembes571/
Kauuymba531/
Kauymbai531/
Kajjimba531/
Kajjimbi531/
Koujmbeth501/

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