Kwembe Surname

93,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,094 people bear this surname

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

Kwembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,2031:33,5364,185
Tanzania1,5401:34,3784,013
Nigeria9811:180,57411,094
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Kwembe (250) may also be a first name.

Kwembe Last Name Facts

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

Kwembe is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 93,627th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,430,614 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwembe reside; 43 percent reside in Central Africa and 43 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 563,826th most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 250 people.

The surname Kwembe is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,203 people, or 1 in 33,536. Other than The DR Congo it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 30 percent reside and Nigeria, where 19 percent reside.

Kwembe Last Name Statistics demography

Kwembe earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $45,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwembeh9291/
Kwember9214/
Kwembez921/
Kwembea921/
Kwmbe911/
Nkwembeh861/
N'Kwembe861/
Gwembe83621/
Kwambe83381/
Kuembe83145/
Kwemba83111/
Kwenbe8345/
Kwembi8326/
Kwombe834/
Cwembe831/
Kwemboi772,921/
Nkuembe77439/
Kouembe77103/
Kwambeh776/
Kweambi774/
Ncwembe772/
Kuetmbe772/
Kwemboy772/
Kwambie771/
Kwenbeu771/
Kwenber771/
Kwambee771/
Kgwemba771/
Kwmbi731/
Ngcwembe71324/
Hgcwembe711/
Ngwembeh711/
Kwimba671,962/
Gwambe671,818/
Guembe671,048/
Gwemba67670/
Kwambi67437/
Kuemba67161/
Gwembi6754/
Kuembi6749/
Kwimbi6737/
Gwimbe6727/
Ngweambea674/
Gwombe672/
Qwambe672/
Gwenbe671/
Kuimbe671/
Kwenby671/
Quembe671/
Gbembe671/

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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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  • 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 Kwembe
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