Kasengele Surname

378,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kasengele Surname Definition:

Kasengele is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who welcomes people with great joy and enthusiasm.

Kasengele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6701:110,26812,156
Zambia2511:63,1475,637
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England31:18,572,686338,250
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Laos11:6,588,3231,961

Kasengele (57) may also be a first name.

Kasengele Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kasengele is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who welcomes people with great joy and enthusiasm.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kasengele Last Name Facts

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

Kasengele is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasengele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 378,680th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,728,044 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kasengele live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 57 people.

It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 670 people, or 1 in 110,268. Not including The DR Congo it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Kasengele Last Name Statistics demography

Kasengele earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

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