Kazembe Surname

7,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75,672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kazembe Surname Definition:

Kazembe is a surname of the Luba-Lunda tribe, meaning: belonging to the royal clan of the Mwata Kazembe.

Kazembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi32,0221:53536
DR Congo26,3651:2,802300
Zambia10,4001:1,524215
Tanzania3,8371:13,7981,787
Zimbabwe2,7931:5,527568
South Africa971:558,53343,702
England561:994,96549,531
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Swaziland41:324,550996
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

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

Kazembe (3,914) may also be a first name.

Kazembe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kazembe is a surname of the Luba-Lunda tribe, meaning: belonging to the royal clan of the Mwata Kazembe.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kazembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kazembe is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Kazembè. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kazembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,502nd most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 96,304 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kazembe are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 111,961st most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,914 people.

The last name Kazembe is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 32,022 people, or 1 in 535. Other than Malawi this last name exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 35 percent live and Zambia, where 14 percent live.

Kazembe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kazembe last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

The amount Kazembe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.69% more than the national average, earning R 436,512 per year and in United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

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