Makembe Surname

156,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Makembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,0661:35,7604,429
Cameroon6511:31,9034,304
Zambia371:428,37620,573
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
France61:11,070,454349,096
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Makembe (118) may also be a first name.

Makembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makembe has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makembe is the 156,718th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,609,218 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Makembe are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Makembe is also the 859,937th most common first name internationally, held by 118 people.

The surname Makembe is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,066 people, or 1 in 35,760. Besides The DR Congo this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 23 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Makembe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Makembe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 195.25% more than the national average, earning R 701,616 per year and in United States they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning $66,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maskembe9310/
Makiembe932/
Makmbe921/
Makombe8619,757/
Makemba863,072/
Mokembe861,274/
Makambe86458/
Makembi86412/
Mekembe8659/
Macembe8658/
Makimbe861/
Machembe80307/
Makhombe80247/
Makambeu8017/
Mokembet8010/
Mackemba809/
Makhambe803/
Moukembe803/
Maikambe802/
Makambie802/
Makiemba801/
Mekembeu801/
Makombee801/
Mekuembe801/
Mokenmbe801/
Maekombe801/
Maquembe801/
Maikemba801/
Maikembi801/
Maikombe801/
Makiembi801/
MacKenbe800/
Makmba7719/
Mcambe7712/
Mahakombe75150/
MacKimber750/
Makambi712,565/
Mokombe712,550/
Makimba71882/
Mokemba71665/
Mokembi71657/
Mchembe71295/
Makimbi71232/
Makombi71229/
Mokambe71184/
Macombe7184/
Mekembi7134/
Mekombe7110/
Maqumbe716/
Macambe716/
Mekambe713/
Maqombe711/
Makenbi711/
Makinbe711/
Maqambe711/
Makamby711/
Moqambe711/
MacMber710/
Makhambi67532/
Makambay6788/
Moukembi6774/
Makuimba6768/
Makhombi6767/
Machimbe6759/
Makimbio6741/
Mokombea6727/
MacOmbie6716/
MacCombe6715/
Makenbay6713/
Maikimba6712/
Mekambeu673/
MacOmbee672/
Makambai672/
Mokhambe671/
Moukemby671/
Makenbai671/
Mhakambi671/
Mekombeu671/
Mokambie671/
Mahcombe671/
Majkimba671/
Mokembai671/
Moecombe671/
MacOmbey670/

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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 Makembe
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