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.

Kuhemba Surname Distribution Map

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 surname Kuhemba occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuhemba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Kuhemba is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kuhemba are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kuhemba is also the 401,195th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 454 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 60 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 40 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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