Luvembe Surname

308,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Luvembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luvembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2211:37,8214,044

Luvembe (139) may also be a first name.

Luvembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luvembe is found most in Kenya. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luvembe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 308,931st most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,968,506 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luvembe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 784,558th most common first name on earth It is held by 139 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,221 people, or 1 in 37,821. In Kenya Luvembe is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 66 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 12 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 8 percent reside.

Luvembe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Luvembe surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luvember931/
Lubembe863,081/
Luwembe86660/
Luvemba86375/
Livembe86180/
Luvhimbe80235/
Lumpembe8027/
Livhembe801/
Lubembey801/
Llubembe801/
Lubemba716,419/
Luwemba712,658/
Liwembe71435/
Luvimba71260/
Luwombe71105/
Lobembe7176/
Luwambe7147/
Luwembi7127/
Luvimbi7121/
Lubimbe7118/
Lubembi712/
Lowembe711/
Luvhimbi671,935/
Loubemba6778/
Luvhimba6746/
Lumpembi6727/
Luweemba674/
Livhimbe671/
Luwembaa671/
Llubemba671/
Lluwemba671/

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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 Luvembe
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