Makemba Surname

144,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Gabon

Makemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,6351:45,1865,473
Tanzania9171:57,7336,256
Gabon3031:6,2351,152
Kenya1541:299,86919,047
Namibia241:100,3928,948
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Congo101:498,91011,250
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Makemba (111) may also be a first name.

Makemba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makemba occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Makemba.

How Common Is The Last Name Makemba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Makemba is the 144,603rd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,372,248 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makemba are found; 63 percent are found in Central Africa and 63 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Makemba is also the 890,531st most frequently used first name globally, borne by 111 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,635 people, or 1 in 45,186. Excluding The DR Congo it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 30 percent live and Gabon, where 10 percent live.

Makemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Makemba last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mackemba939/
Maikemba931/
Makiemba931/
Makmba9219/
Makamba8614,421/
Makembe862,793/
Makomba862,719/
Makembo861,306/
Makimba86882/
Mokemba86665/
Makembi86412/
Mekemba861/
Machemba808,429/
Maquemba801,579/
Makhamba801,407/
Makambay8088/
Makuimba8068/
Makhomba8063/
Maikamba8015/
Makenbay8013/
Maikimba8012/
Makembou8011/
Maskembe8010/
Makambai802/
Makiembe802/
Makenbai801/
Maikembi801/
Maikomba801/
Makhembo801/
Makiembi801/
Makaamba801/
Majkimba801/
Mokembai801/
Makmbe771/
Makkambay7559/
Makenbach7516/
Mak'hamba7515/
Makh'amba753/
Makkombay751/
Maikammba751/
Macheamba751/
Maakhamba751/
Makambhai751/
Makhambha751/
Makambo7128,848/
Makombo716,997/
Mokamba712,083/
Mokembe711,274/
Mokembi71657/
Mokomba71616/
Macamba71591/
Mchamba71458/
Mekomba71376/
Makimbi71232/
Mekamba71119/
Makimbo7183/
Mokembo7173/
Macembe7158/
Macomba7140/
Mokimba7134/
Macimba7124/
Makinba7121/
Maqamba715/
Mocamba715/
Makimbe711/
Macembo711/
Mekmbay711/
Mecamba711/
Maqumba711/
Maikmbo711/
Makenbi711/
Machembe67307/
Machimba67232/
Mekenbay67121/
Mochemba6790/
Moukembi6774/
Makimbio6741/
Mekembou6728/
Mokombea6727/
Maikombo6727/
Mekenbai6723/
Mokombai6718/
Makambeu6717/
Mackambo6711/
Moukembo6711/
Mokembet6710/
Maquimba679/
Makhambo679/
Maquamba679/
Maukombo675/
Maikambo674/
Maikimbo674/
Moukembe673/
Mokhamba672/
Mockomba672/
Maquembe671/
Makhimbo671/
Makhombo671/
Makemvou671/
Makaambo671/
Makammbo671/
Mokenmbe671/
Mekombai671/
Mekembeu671/
Mequamba671/
Mokambah671/
Mokhomba671/
Moukemby671/
MacKenbe670/

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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 Makemba
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