Kisembe Surname

214,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,918 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kisembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3441:34,3603,723
DR Congo4511:163,81316,894
Tanzania851:622,84338,112
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kisembe (533) may also be a first name.

Kisembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kisembe occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 214,460th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,799,555 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kisembe reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kisembe is also the 365,345th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 533 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,344 people, or 1 in 34,360. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 58 percent live, Kakamega County, where 15 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 12 percent live. Beside Kenya Kisembe occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Kisembe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kishembe936/
Kiseembe931/
Kaissembe881/
Kisombe861,296/
Kizembe86851/
Kisambe86689/
Kisemba86459/
Kisimbe86131/
Kigembe86128/
Kijembe86117/
Kesembe8645/
Kusembe863/
Kisembi861/
Kishombe803,855/
Chisembe80934/
Kisyombe80848/
Kishimbe8042/
Keshembe802/
Kishemba801/
Kissembé801/
Kisemboi801/
Kisembai801/
Kissombe801/
Kisambei801/
Kaigembe801/
Kismba7721/
Chishembe75106/
Quissembe754/
Kaissemba753/
Kisimba71136,442/
Kisambi71631/
Kisimbi71528/
Kizemba7198/
Kisombi7149/
Kusambe7130/
Kezembe7127/
Kizambe7122/
Kizombe7110/
Kuzembe715/
Kesambe715/
Kecembe711/
Kigembi711/
Kishmba711/
Kisenba711/
Kizimbe711/
Kizembi711/
Kusimbe711/
Quisemberr711/
Kesemba711/
Kishimba6771,139/
Quizembe675,130/
Kissimba67244/
Kishimbi67216/
Kissimbi67213/
Chizembe67193/
Chisimbe67109/
Kesyombe6710/
Chijembe6710/
Kajjembe679/
Chesembe674/
Kkisimba674/
Kaisimba672/
Khisombi672/
Kechembe671/
Ceshembe671/
Kissombi671/
Kusembai671/
Kisambai671/
Kessembi671/
Kihsimba671/
Kisimbii671/
Kusimbei671/
Keshembi671/

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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 Kisembe
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