Kimbembe Surname

63,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Kimbembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimbembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo6,4671:771127
DR Congo1,2181:60,6567,230
France1131:587,81278,453
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
England71:7,959,723202,100
Namibia51:481,88011,140
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Kimbembé (1) are calculated separately.

Kimbembe (14) may also be a first name.

Kimbembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kimbembe (Russian: Кимбембе) is held by more people in The Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Kimbembé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimbembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 63,811th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 928,586 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kimbembe reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name Kimbembe is most common in The Congo, where it is borne by 6,467 people, or 1 in 771. In The Congo it is most common in: Brazzaville Department, where 41 percent are found, Pointe-Noire Department, where 26 percent are found and Pool Department, where 21 percent are found. Excluding The Congo it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimbembé961/
Kimbeimbe9498/
Kimbembet9419/
Kmbembe931/
Kimbembi885,220/
Kimbemba88235/
Kimbombe8855/
Kimbambe8841/
Kembembe884/
Kymbembe882/
Kumbembe882/
Kimvembe881/
Kimbimbe881/
Kimbenbe881/
Chimbembe8214/
Kimbiembi821/
Kimbmbi801/
Chimbeimbe788/
Chimbeembe782/
Kimbimbi75395/
Kimbambi75249/
Kimbombi75104/
Kumbembi7521/
Kimbimba751/
Quimbemba711/
Kimbiombi711/
Kimbaimba711/
Chimbimbi59565/
Kumbambe50288/

Kimbembe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kimbembe in the Russian language
Кимбембеkimbembe-

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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 Kimbembe
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