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

The last name Kimenge occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kimenge.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimenge? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,415,499th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimenge live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 85 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kimenge
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