Kulembwa Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

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

Kulembwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Kulembwa 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
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
Tanzania731:725,22841,094
Zambia221:720,45126,729
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Kulembwa (25) may also be a first name.

Kulembwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kulembwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kulembwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulembwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kulembwa is the 897,852nd most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kulembwa are found; 66 percent are found in Central Africa and 66 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 25 people.

The last name Kulembwa is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 373,129. Barring The DR Congo Kulembwa occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 24 percent reside and Zambia, where 7 percent reside.

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
Kullembwa941/
Kulemvwa8855/
Kulimbwa8847/
Kilembwa8831/
Kulembua8821/
Kulombwa881/
Kulembwe881/
Kilambwa7590/
Kilimbwa7575/
Kulimbua7544/
Kulemvua7534/
Kilembua759/
Kilombwa754/
Kolembwe751/
Kulambwey711/
Kuilembue711/
Kilombua631/
Kilambwey591/
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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 Kulembwa
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