Kwemba Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

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

Kwemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kwemba Last Name Facts

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

Kwemba occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwemba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,736,881st most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwemba are found; 77 percent are found in Central Africa and 77 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

Kwemba is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Barring The DR Congo it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 16 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaemba921/
Kwembea921/
Kgwemba921/
Kwembe835,094/
Kwimba831,962/
Kwamba831,545/
Gwemba83670/
Kuemba83161/
Kwembo8382/
Kwembi8326/
Kwomba8312/
Qwemba831/
Kwambai774,743/
Kwemboi772,921/
Kwembeh7791/
Kwembou7759/
Kwember7714/
Kweambi774/
Kwemboy772/
Ggwemba771/
Gweimba771/
Kwemboh771/
Kwimbad771/
Kouemba771/
Nkuemba771/
Kwembez771/
Gwmba732/
Kwmbe731/
Kwmbi731/
Nkwembou7110/
Ngqwemba712/
Ngwembah712/
Gwehemba711/
Nkwembeh711/
N'Kwembe711/
Quemba672,130/
Kuimba671,333/
Gwamba67956/
Gwembe67621/
Kwambo67257/
Kuembe67145/
Gwembi6754/
Kuembi6749/
Kwenbe6745/
Gbemba6738/
Kwimbi6737/
Guemba6731/
Gwimba6711/
Kwnbai6710/
Ngweambea674/
Kwombo673/
Gwembo672/
Cuemba672/
Cwembe671/
Qwembo671/
Kwenby671/
Kwinba671/
Nkwmbo671/

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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
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  • 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 Kwemba
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