Kavemba Surname

351,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,039 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kavemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kavemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5061:146,00715,343
Kenya4961:93,1058,323
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kavemba (219) may also be a first name.

Kavemba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kavemba is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kavemba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 351,042nd most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,014,000 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kavemba live; 49 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 609,814th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 219 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 506 people, or 1 in 146,007. Barring The DR Congo this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 48 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Kavemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (96%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaavemba931/
Kasvhemba881/
Kawemba861,371/
Kavimba86511/
Kavamba86277/
Kavembe86256/
Kavenba861/
Kavemva861/
Cavemba861/
Kahwemba8065/
Kavhimba8024/
Khavamba806/
Kaweemba802/
Koviemba801/
Kavhembe801/
Kavambah801/
Kawhemba801/
Kawemmba801/
Kawamba712,925/
Kawembe71402/
Kawomba71252/
Kawimba71232/
Kabembi71120/
Kavambo7148/
Kavimbi7133/
Kobemba7131/
Kavimbo7116/
Kavimbe7116/
Kavombo7114/
Cabemba715/
Kawembo715/
Kewamba711/
Kabaheimba711/
Kawenba711/
Kavemve711/
Kabeembe676/
Kabuimba674/
Khabembe673/
Kajuimba672/
Kawembou671/
Kovambai671/
Kahwamba671/
Kahwembe671/
Kaweembo671/

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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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  • 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 Kavemba
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