Kuhemba Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kuhemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kuhemba Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kuhemba (454) may also be a first name.

Kuhemba Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Kuhemba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kuhemba is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kuhemba reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 401,195th most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 454 people.

Kuhemba is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Kuhemba is most numerous in: Benue, where 60 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 40 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kihemba86645/
Kuhimba8630/
Kihembo715,393/
Kihimba71154/
Kauymba711/
Kiheembo672/
Kauuymba671/
Kauymbai671/
Kihemboo671/
Kiimba62460/
Kihimbo571/
Quiimbay531/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kuhemba
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