Kapembe Surname

85,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kapembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,0301:24,3833,068
Namibia9661:2,494393
Tanzania8641:61,2756,573
Zambia4591:34,5313,489
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Zimbabwe981:157,53319,794
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Kapembé (1) are calculated separately.

Kapembe (158) may also be a first name.

Kapembe Last Name Facts

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

Kapembe occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Kapembé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kapembe is the 85,206th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,286,643 people. The surname Kapembe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapembe are found; 54 percent are found in Central Africa and 54 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kapembe is also the 730,165th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 158 people.

The surname Kapembe is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 3,030 people, or 1 in 24,383. Not including The DR Congo this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 17 percent live and Tanzania, where 15 percent live.

Kapembe Last Name Statistics demography

Kapembe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 98.95% less than the national average, earning R 2,496 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapembé951/
Kaupembe93314/
Kaphembe9362/
Kapeembe931/
Kapember931/
Kapemba8624,290/
Kapombe863,861/
Capembe861,974/
Kapembi86151/
Kapimbe86118/
Kapambe8639/
Kepembe861/
Kaphemba801,527/
Kaphembi8075/
Kaipambe8034/
Kaphombe804/
Kapfemba801/
Kapeemba801/
Kaipombe801/
Kopmbe771/
Kaphiembi751/
Capemba7113,028/
Kapimbi71727/
Kapimba71542/
Capambe7150/
Kapambi7148/
Kopemba7113/
Kapenba714/
Kapombi712/
Capombe711/
Kapfimbi6739/
Khapambi672/
Capenmba671/
Kopeamba671/
Khapimbi671/
Kappambai634/
Capmbi621/
Capambi57180/
Capenba574/
Kapinba574/
Capimbi571/
Kopimba571/
Kapinbi571/
Capinmby536/
Khopombi531/
Capambai531/

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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
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  • 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 Kapembe
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