Kembo Surname

33,859th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kembo Surname User-submission:

This surname originates in the Kongo (BaKongo) tribe, meaning 'glory'.

Kembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7,2651:10,1691,263
Zimbabwe3,5871:4,304388
Angola2,7611:9,7751,207
Papua New Guinea5531:14,7451,428
Zambia2951:53,7295,006
Congo2161:23,0982,562
Tanzania1701:311,42123,787
Indonesia1691:782,54059,655
Kenya1631:283,31218,418
South Africa1081:501,64540,799
Cameroon1081:192,30619,984
France821:810,03397,301
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Benin151:689,04039,432
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States111:32,950,812797,015
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kembo (3,730) may also be a first name.

Kembo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates in the Kongo (BaKongo) tribe, meaning 'glory'.

- mfumuyabantu

This surname means 'glory', 'shine', 'honor', 'rejoicing'.

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Kembo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kembo (Oriya: େକୋ) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kembo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 33,859th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 464,797 people. Kembo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kembo live; 48 percent live in Central Africa and 48 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 115,286th most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 3,730 people.

Kembo is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 7,265 people, or 1 in 10,169. Apart from The DR Congo Kembo exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent are found and Angola, where 18 percent are found.

Kembo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kembo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kembo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kembo surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kembo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kembo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.79% less than the national average, earning R 143,088 per year and in United States they earn 12.44% more than the national average, earning $48,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kemboi9173,117/
Khembo917,493/
Kembou912,150/
Kaembo91358/
Kemboa91226/
Kiembo91200/
Kemboh9144/
Koembo9142/
Kemboo9134/
Kemboy9113/
Keumbo913/
Kenmbo911/
Kkembo911/
Kmbo894/
Keumbou83325/
Khiembo83130/
Keambou83117/
Keimbou8328/
Kenmbou8317/
Khemboh839/
Keemboi835/
Kheambo832/
Kuembou832/
Keumboh831/
Kemboha831/
Kemboud831/
Kembout831/
Kehmbou831/
Kemmboi831/
Kemnboi831/
Kkemboi831/
Keimboi831/
Kombo8099,691/
Kambo8017,225/
Kemba804,233/
Kimbo803,120/
Cembo801,411/
Kmboh80131/
Kenbo8060/
Kmboj801/
Khmbo801/
Qembo801/
Kmbgo801/
Keambouh771/
Kamboh7313,274/
Quembo7312,992/
Chembo737,973/
Kamboy732,493/
Kaemba731,787/
Kyombo731,556/
Kaimbo731,350/
Kiemba73761/
Kiombo73739/
Khombo73579/
Kamboi73421/
Kamboo73346/
Kimboi73231/
Kambho73228/
Komboi73200/
Khemba73167/
Kuemba73161/
Kaambo73142/
Kembeu73124/
Kenbou73117/
Komboy73116/
Kemvou73110/
Komboh73105/
Kimboy73100/
Khambo7397/
Koimbo7390/
Kimbou7374/
Kimboo7363/
Keemba7328/
Kaymbo7322/
Keimba7320/
Kambuo7315/
Kienbo7314/
Komboj7310/
Kombho738/
Kuimbo738/
Koemba733/
Kembah733/
Kammbo732/
Kaenbo732/
Kembaa731/
Kimmbo731/
Kuymbo731/
Keamba731/
Keumba731/
Kemvoh731/
Kenboi731/
Kembad731/
Khmbho731/
Kam'bo731/
Kamboï731/
Kimboa731/
Kimboh731/
Kitmbo731/
Kkemba731/
Kimbuo731/
Komboo731/
Kqmbou731/
Caembo731/
Kembaz731/
Khmboh731/
Khaemba6721,517/
Kahambo672,438/
Cheembo671,032/
Chembou67239/
Khamboo6732/
Kembass6723/
Kambhoo6720/
Kenbous6716/
Kimbuop6714/
Kmba6714/
Kuenbou6714/
Kambhoj6712/
Kembeuh677/
Chemboi676/
Kammboj675/
Kambooj674/
Kiomboi674/
Kahymbo674/
Kenbout674/
Kembatt673/
Kambojh673/
Khamboj673/
Khambho673/
Khamboh673/
Kheamba672/
Khomboo672/
Keumbeu672/
Kaambou671/
Kammbou671/
Kqambou671/
Kaembaa671/
Kembaha671/
Khiombo671/
Kaimbou671/
Kambhou671/
Kimmbou671/
Kaamboh671/
Kuimbou671/
Quiembo671/
G'Kombo671/
Qmbo671/
Kmvo671/
Kenboot671/
Kembach670/

Kembo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kembo in the Oriya language
େକୋeko-

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