Kanemba Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kanemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2211:239,55519,542
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Zambia101:1,584,99231,679
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kanemba Last Name Facts

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

Kanemba is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanemba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanemba is the 751,291st most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanemba reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 239,555. In Tanzania Kanemba is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 56 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 34 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 4 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 38 percent reside and Zambia, where 3 percent reside.

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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 Kanemba
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