Kilembe Surname

45,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kilembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi5,0711:3,376440
Tanzania3,2851:16,1162,085
DR Congo2,6821:27,5463,460
Zambia2441:64,9595,770
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Kilembe (186) may also be a first name.

Kilembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kilembe is found most frequently in Malawi. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 45,666th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 641,679 people. The surname Kilembe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kilembe reside; 47 percent reside in Southern Africa and 47 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kilembe is also the 667,122nd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 186 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 5,071 people, or 1 in 3,376. Not including Malawi it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 29 percent live and The DR Congo, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilembey934/
Kilember933/
Klembe923/
Kilambe863,913/
Kilemba862,591/
Kilembi861,176/
Kelembe86463/
Kilombe86439/
Kilimbe86310/
Kulembe8668/
Cilembe861/
Kilenbe861/
Kelembet80991/
Chilembe80399/
Kuilemba8082/
Kilimbet8023/
Khelembe8014/
Kilimbei809/
Kilambee806/
Kelember806/
Kelembed801/
Kilimbey801/
Kelembeh801/
Kilimbie801/
Quilembe801/
Kulmbe771/
Klembi771/
Kelembeth753/
Kelemberh751/
Kilimba715,418/
Culembe712,959/
Kelemba711,060/
Kilambi71659/
Kilimbi71202/
Kulombe71157/
Kelembi7156/
Kelombe7142/
Kulimbe7130/
Kulambe7119/
Kelambe7112/
Kulembi714/
Kilombi714/
Klemboy712/
Klemboi711/
Cilembi711/
Kulmbeh711/
Celembe711/
Chilembi67175/
Khelemba67163/
Kilomboy6796/
Kuliembi6777/
Khilimba6716/
Kylymbet679/
Kilambhi678/
Kelenbet677/
Khulambe674/
Kelymbet673/
Kilinbet673/
Chilimbe672/
Khilimbi671/
Kilambiy671/
Chelembe671/
Kulambhe671/
Kkilambi671/
Kilimboy671/
Kehlenbe671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kilembe
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