Kemba Surname

109,897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kemba Surname Definition:

Kemba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: singer.

Kemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,2121:32,2114,328
DR Congo1,1631:63,5257,507
Indonesia6211:212,96220,001
Cameroon5261:39,4855,276
Papua New Guinea1291:63,2078,198
Namibia1201:20,0783,504
Tanzania991:534,76434,532
Zambia731:217,12213,786
Kenya501:923,59833,552
India441:17,433,304271,013
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Turkey321:2,431,91977,125
Liberia261:169,55911,793
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Albania131:224,15814,039
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
France31:22,140,907385,998
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420

The alternate forms: Këmba (6) are calculated separately.

Kemba (2,604) may also be a first name.

Kemba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kemba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: singer.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kemba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kemba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻤﺐ) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Këmba. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 109,897th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,721,603 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Kemba are found; 39 percent are found in Central Africa and 38 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kemba is also the 144,076th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 2,604 people.

The last name Kemba is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,212 people, or 1 in 32,211. In Uganda Kemba is most numerous in: Namutumba District, where 13 percent are found, Budaka District, where 12 percent are found and Kibuku District, where 10 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname is found in 35 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Indonesia, where 15 percent are found.

Kemba Last Name Statistics demography

Kemba earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Këmba936/
Kaemba911,787/
Kiemba91761/
Kembau91362/
Kemboa91226/
Khemba91167/
Kuemba91161/
Kembay9180/
Kembai9143/
Keemba9128/
Keimba9120/
Koemba913/
Kembah913/
Kembaa911/
Kembea911/
Keamba911/
Keumba911/
Kembad911/
Kembaî911/
Kkemba911/
Kembaz911/
Kmba8914/
Khaemba8321,517/
Kembaya8362/
Kembass8323/
Kaembai834/
Kembatt833/
Kheamba832/
Keimbai832/
Keymbai831/
Kaembaa831/
Keambai831/
Kembaha831/
Kemboha831/
Koembai831/
Kembach830/
Komba80224,674/
Kamba8071,197/
Kimba8047,039/
Kembo8015,679/
Kembe807,749/
Kembi803,557/
Cemba80484/
Kenba80137/
Kemby80102/
Kymba804/
Qemba803/
Kqmba801/
Kmbha801/
Khaembah772/
Kembaaya771/
Khaemmba771/
Kaimba73149,743/
Kemboi7373,117/
Khembo737,493/
Khomba734,206/
Kyomba733,746/
Khamba732,998/
Kambai732,633/
Kembou732,150/
Quemba732,130/
Kaembe731,906/
Kiomba731,438/
Kuimba731,333/
Kiembe731,158/
Kambay731,134/
Chemba73650/
Kimbau73442/
Kimbai73411/
Kaembo73358/
Kaamba73338/
Kombea73209/
Kiembo73200/
Kuembe73145/
Kimbay73129/
Koimba73128/
Kembeu73124/
Kambea73108/
Kambau73106/
Kombai7399/
Kaymba7377/
Kambha7374/
Khembi7372/
Khembe7369/
Kuembi7349/
Kambah7346/
Kemboh7344/
Kombah7342/
Koembo7342/
Kombau7338/
Kombay7336/
Kemboo7334/
Kembie7327/
Khimba7323/
Kembei7323/
Kimbah7322/
Keimbe7320/
Kenbaz7317/
Kaembi7316/
Keumbe7314/
Kenbai7313/
Kembeh7313/
Kemboy7313/
Kembey7312/
Kmbaya7312/
Kiembi7311/
Kembhe738/
Kombha738/
Kambaa737/
Kimbaa736/
Kaïmba735/
Khmbat734/
Kembee734/
Kenmbe734/
Kinmba734/
Keumbo733/
Kembio732/
Kimbad732/
Kkimba732/
Keunba732/
Cuemba732/
Kenbat731/
Kaenba731/
Kammba731/
Khmbay731/
Kymmba731/
Ckymba731/
Kenmbi731/
Keumbi731/
Kenbap731/
Kembed731/
Kembuy731/
Kenmbo731/
Keembe731/
Kimbaâ731/
Kimbga731/
Kimbha731/
Kimboa731/
Kkembo731/
Kimmba731/
Koembe731/
Koymba731/
Caemba731/
Kohmba731/
Knmbai731/
Khmbai731/
Kahehemba711/
Kahamba673,574/
Khambai67708/
Kimbaya67580/
Chembea67508/
Keumbou67325/
Khambay67210/
Khiembo67130/
Keambou67117/
Cheemba6782/
Khaimba6756/
Chembai6755/
Khambaa6733/
Keimbou6728/
Khimbaj6723/
Kaymbay6721/
Kenmbou6717/
Koimbai6713/
Chembay6711/
Kombaha6711/
Khemboh679/
Kembeuh677/
Kimempa676/
Kaimbay675/
Khombah675/
Keemboi675/
Kuumbha674/
Hkambai674/
Kmbo674/
Chembaa674/
Khambah674/
Kambhai673/
Cmba673/
Khmbait672/
Kmbe672/
Kheambo672/
Keumbeu672/
Kuembou672/
Kembich671/
Kenbhai671/
Khambha671/
Kambaaj671/
Kambaij671/
Kambeau671/
Kambhaa671/
Quembay671/
Kuimbha671/
Kienbau671/
Kenmber671/
Keumboh671/
Khambaj671/
Kemboud671/
Kembout671/
Kehembi671/
Kehmbou671/
Kauymba671/
Khembee671/
Khiembi671/
Kambahu671/
Kiombha671/
Kimbaja671/
Kkaimba671/
Kimmbah671/
Kimnnba671/
Kombeau671/
Cheamba671/
Kmbi671/
Kemmboi671/
Kemnboi671/
Kkemboi671/
Keimboi671/
Kaimbai671/
Kaimbau671/
Knba671/
Khambau671/
Khombai671/
Kimbatt670/
Kemmber670/

Kemba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kemba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻤﺐkmb70
ﻛﻤﺒﻪkmbh26.67
ﻛﻮﻣﺐkwmb3.33

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