Kakwembe Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kakwembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kakwembe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1011:524,17434,222
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kakwembe (22) may also be a first name.

Kakwembe Last Name Facts

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

Kakwembe is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kakwembe.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakwembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kakwembe is the 1,828,462nd most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. The surname Kakwembe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakwembe live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 22 people.

The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 524,174. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Njombe Region, where 53 percent live, Iringa Region, where 39 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 4 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kankwembe941/
Kakwemba889/
Kakwambi75187/
Kakwimba7599/
Kakuemba7527/
Kakwimbi755/
Kagwemba752/
Kagwambe751/
Kaukwimba711/
Kakwimmba711/
Kakuimbi6341/
Caquembe634/
Kagwambi632/
Caquiembe591/
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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 Kakwembe
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