Kembe Surname

64,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6,1161:12,0801,500
Chad6741:20,1662,465
Cameroon2061:100,82111,910
Nigeria1611:1,100,26645,533
Papua New Guinea1571:51,9356,528
Zambia1401:113,2148,786
Tanzania1121:472,69332,330
Indonesia601:2,204,153134,948
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Mauritania201:204,74310,209
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Burkina Faso91:2,039,12215,494
Congo91:554,34412,633
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
England41:13,929,515290,718
France31:22,140,907385,998
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196

Kembe (424) may also be a first name.

Kembe Last Name Facts

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

Kembe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻤﺐ, Marathi: कोेंबे) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kembe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 64,555th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 940,450 people. Kembe is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kembe reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 417,166th most common given name internationally, borne by 424 people.

The last name Kembe is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 6,116 people, or 1 in 12,080. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 9 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Kembe Last Name Statistics demography

Kembe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.02% less than the national average, earning R 171,060 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaembe911,906/
Kiembe911,158/
Kuembe91145/
Kembeu91124/
Khembe9169/
Kembie9127/
Kembei9123/
Keimbe9120/
Keumbe9114/
Kembeh9113/
Kembey9112/
Kembhe918/
Kembee914/
Kenmbe914/
Kembea911/
Kembed911/
Keembe911/
Koembe911/
Kmbe892/
Kembeuh837/
Khaembe834/
Keumbeu832/
Kenmber831/
Khembee831/
Kemmber830/
Kombe8072,895/
Kambe805,975/
Kemba804,233/
Kimbe803,812/
Kembi803,557/
Cembe80534/
Kömbe80516/
Kemby80102/
Kenbe8055/
Kmber803/
Kymbe802/
Khmbe801/
Kemve801/
Kemboi7373,117/
Chembe7316,233/
Khambe737,777/
Khombe733,872/
Kambeu733,028/
Kambey732,766/
Kaimbe73854/
Kiemba73761/
Kimbei73359/
Kambei73353/
Kümbet73249/
Kyombe73227/
Kemboa73226/
Kombea73209/
Kombie73209/
Kambie73203/
Kiombe73191/
Khemba73167/
Kambea73108/
Kembay7380/
Khembi7372/
Kombey7364/
Kümber7362/
Kombei7350/
Kuembi7349/
Kembai7343/
Kaambe7338/
Kombee7335/
Kimbie7333/
Keemba7328/
Keimba7320/
Kombeh7319/
Kaembi7316/
Cembey7316/
Kimbey7315/
Kambeh7315/
Koimbe7315/
Kemboy7313/
Kombhe7311/
Kiembi7311/
Kimbee739/
Kambhe739/
Kkombe737/
Caembe735/
Kammbe734/
Kombeu734/
Kambee733/
Kahmbe732/
Kembio732/
Kkimbe732/
Kembaa731/
Kemmpe731/
Kuimbe731/
Kimbeh731/
Kenbee731/
Kenmbi731/
Keamba731/
Keumbi731/
Kembaî731/
Kembuy731/
Kenmpe731/
Kimbej731/
Kkambe731/
Kkemba731/
Kymebe731/
Quembe731/
Kymbei731/
Kenbey730/
Cheembe67511/
Chembea67508/
Kembaya6762/
Khambey6735/
Hkambey6733/
Kyombei6721/
Kyombey6721/
Khambhe6718/
Kmba6714/
Keemboi675/
Khammbe674/
Kahambe674/
Kaembai674/
Cheambe673/
Chembei673/
Khambee673/
Chembeh672/
Kheamba672/
Keimbai672/
Kembich671/
Kennber671/
Kaimbes671/
Khambei671/
Keymbai671/
Kambhej671/
Kombieh671/
Chembey671/
Kenbess671/
Kyombee671/
Kaambee671/
Keambai671/
Kembaha671/
Kemboha671/
Kehembi671/
Khombeh671/
Khiembi671/
Kahmbeh671/
Koembai671/
Quembez671/
Cchembe671/
Kmbi671/
Kemmboi671/
Kemnboi671/
Kkemboi671/
Keimboi671/
Kmbeerh671/
Kuehnbe670/

Kembe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kembe in the Marathi language
कोेंबेkoembe-
Kembe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻤﺐkmb77.78
ﻛﻤﺒﻪkmbh16.67
ﺍﻛﻤﺐakmb5.56

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