Kembwe Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

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

Kembwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kembwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kembwe (46) may also be a first name.

Kembwe Last Name Facts

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

Kembwe occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kembwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,220,661st most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Kembwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kembwe live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kembwe is also the 1,484,914th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 46 people.

The last name Kembwe is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Besides The DR Congo Kembwe exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 5 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiembwe9211/
Kaembwe922/
Kuembwe921/
Khembwe921/
Kembwa8310,649/
Kambwe83566/
Kombwe83327/
Kimbwe83225/
Kembue834/
Kymbwe831/
Kmbw801/
Kaimbwe7736/
Kiombwe7729/
Kembwis7721/
Kaambwe7721/
Chembwe7713/
Khombwe7712/
Keambwa774/
Kkambwe774/
Kemboue772/
Kombwee771/
Kambwie771/
Kiembwa771/
Kambwey771/
Khembue771/
Keembue771/
Kembuet771/
Kmbwh735/
Kmbwj731/
Kmbbe730/
Kahambwe713,718/
Cheembwe71197/
Chembwee711/
Kambwi671,584/
Kimbwi67421/
Kimbwa67375/
Kambue67204/
Kampwe6782/
Kimbue675/
Kahambwwe671/
Kenbwa671/
Kemvue671/
Kombue671/
Kymbwa671/
Kambve671/
Cambwe671/

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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 Kembwe
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