Lukwembe Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Lukwembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lukwembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania981:540,22134,788
Zambia391:406,40820,045
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Lukwembe Last Name Facts

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

Lukwembe is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukwembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lukwembe is the 1,491,356th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukwembe reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Lukwembe is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 540,221. In Tanzania Lukwembe is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 98 percent live and Iringa Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 28 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukembe93131/
Lkwembe931/
Likwembe88421/
Lukwambe88346/
Lukwembo8875/
Lukwemba885/
Lukembwe881/
Lukmbe861/
Lukemb861/
Lukhembwe821/
Lukombe803,167/
Lukemba80776/
Lukembo80580/
Likembe80153/
Lukembi8089/
Lukumbe8076/
Lukembu8062/
Lokembe8049/
Lukambe805/
Lykembe802/
Lekembe801/
Lukmb771/
Likwambe75298/
Likwemba75209/
Laquembe7535/
Lughembe7521/
Lagwembe759/
Loukemba755/
Lukhembo754/
Luakemba754/
Loukembo754/
Luquembe751/
Likwembi751/
Lukomb E751/
Lukuembo751/
Lukumbye751/
Lukwamba751/
Lukyemba751/
Luakembi751/
Likwembu751/
Lukumbae751/
Lekembei751/
Loukembi751/
Likiembe751/
Lekhwemba7124/
Lukeyemba711/
Lkemba711/
Lukamb711/
Lukembayi711/
Lukombo6734,603/
Lukamba677,211/
Lukomba676,140/
Lokombe674,105/
Likombe672,365/
Lukumba671,598/
Lukumbi67994/
Lokemba67933/
Lukambo67835/
Lukumbu67644/
Lekempe67468/
Lukambu67445/
Lukimba67424/
Likambe67322/
Lukumbo67318/
Lokembo67301/
Likemba67283/
Lekombe67223/
Lekumbe67186/
Lokambe67116/
Lukombu67116/
Lucombe6771/
Lukombi6766/
Lugombe6757/
Likembo6755/
Lukimbo6755/
Lokumbe6739/
Lokembi6735/
Lukambi6729/
Likembu6727/
Lkhümbe6726/
Lecombe6721/
Lakambe6716/
Likumbe6712/
Likembi6712/
Lekemba679/
Lakemba677/
Lakombe676/
Lucambe676/
Ligumbe674/
Lkhumbe674/
Lugambe674/
Licumbe674/
Lacumbe673/
Lekembo673/
Lgwemba672/
Lucumbe671/
Lukimbu671/
Lukempa671/
Lekambe671/
Lekembi671/
Lakembu671/
Lakmbie671/
Lkemboi671/
Legmabe671/
Likwambi636/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lukwembe
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