Kimenge Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

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

Kimenge Surname Definition:

Kimenge is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: melody.

Kimenge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Zambia201:792,49627,807
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kimenge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kimenge is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: melody.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kimenge Last Name Facts

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

Kimenge is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimenge? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kimenge is the 1,415,499th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimenge are found; 85 percent are found in Central Africa and 85 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Aside from The DR Congo it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 13 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimengei9385/
Kimhenge9349/
Kimengye931/
Kimene92365/
Kimengech886/
Kimenye86508/
Kimenga86255/
Kumenge86144/
Kimenet86119/
Kimençe86114/
Kimener8656/
Koimene8649/
Kimenez8620/
Kemenge869/
Kimengi865/
Kimenje864/
Kaimene862/
Kiemene862/
Kimenes861/
Kimenee861/
Kimegne861/
Kimense861/
Kimenze861/
Kimge831/
Chimenge80757/
Kiemeney80140/
Koimenee8059/
Kimmence8038/
Kgaimene8032/
Khimenes8027/
Kimengui802/
Kimmener801/
Kemenghe801/
Koimegne801/
Kimengai801/
Kimena772,239/
Cimene77303/
Kemene77291/
Kimeni7740/
Kumnge778/
Kimnga771/
Kimeny771/
Kimgey770/
Kemenguet75112/
Kiemeneij7579/
Khimenets7516/
Kimminger7512/
Chimennge751/
Kaiminger751/
Kaimenets751/
Kimeunhea751/
Kimenyi7118,227/
Chimene716,371/
Kemenes71865/
Kimingi71572/
Kemençe71254/
Kimenai71248/
Kiemena71160/
Kémenes71120/
Kiminga7187/
Keumene7178/
Kimenis7168/
Kemmene7141/
Kemenga7127/
Kämener7120/
Kemenye7120/
Cumenge7112/
Kumengi7112/
Kuminge717/
Kiemeny716/
Kaimeni716/
Quimene716/
Kemence716/
Kuimena715/
Keimena714/
Cimense713/
Kaimena712/
Kimegni712/
Kemeneu712/
Kemeney711/
Khimgee711/
Koimeni711/
Khemene711/
Keamene711/
Keminge711/
Kemngeh711/
Kemehengye711/
Kemenie711/
Keimeni711/
Kimenja711/
Kimensi711/
Kimmena711/
Cimenei711/
Kimencgich711/
Kimenji711/
Cimenej711/
Kaimenyi676,421/
Kemencei67171/
Kemetner6798/
Chimense6770/
Chimegne6732/
Kemmener6722/
Chimhene6721/
Keminger6718/
Chimenea6713/
Chimenje6712/
Quimenee6710/
Khymenes678/
Kemenyes676/
Chimengi676/
Quimenez674/
Kemeness673/
Kimemhea673/
Kimga672/
Kemegnie672/
Chimenze672/
Kemenets671/
Kesmnger671/
Kimgi671/
Cheimene671/
Quoimene671/
Quimenes671/
Keumenie671/
Kemge671/
Khaimeni671/
Kiemenij671/
Kéjmenes671/
Quimenze671/
Kimingoi671/
Kaimenji671/
Kemmence670/
Kemencer670/

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