Makembo Surname

292,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Makembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5061:146,00715,343
Kenya4641:99,5268,734
Congo3101:16,0941,956
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Makembo (145) may also be a first name.

Makembo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makembo is most common in The DR Congo. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makembo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 292,632nd most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 5,580,050 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makembo reside; 62 percent reside in Central Africa and 62 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Makembo is also the 766,399th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 145 people.

The last name Makembo is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 506 people, or 1 in 146,007. Not including The DR Congo this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 36 percent reside and The Congo, where 24 percent reside.

Makembo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makembou9311/
Makhembo931/
Makambo8628,848/
Makombo866,997/
Makemba863,072/
Makimbo8683/
Mokembo8673/
Macembo861/
Maikmbo861/
Mekembou8028/
Maikombo8027/
Moukembo8011/
Mackambo8011/
Mackemba809/
Makhambo809/
Maukombo805/
Maikimbo804/
Maikambo804/
Maikemba801/
Makhimbo801/
Makhombo801/
Makemvou801/
Makiemba801/
Makaambo801/
Makammbo801/
Makmba7719/
Mcambo7711/
Moukembou7519/
Makkamboy755/
Maikambou751/
Makamba7114,421/
Makomba712,719/
Mokambo71916/
Makimba71882/
Mokemba71665/
Mokombo71490/
Mekambo71140/
Macombo71110/
Macambo7155/
Mekombo714/
Maqumbo713/
Maqombo712/
Maykhambou711/
Mekemba711/
Mocambo711/
Mokimbo711/
Machemba678,429/
Maquemba671,579/
Makhamba671,407/
Machimbo671,086/
Makuimba6768/
Makhomba6763/
Mekambou6722/
Mokhombo6720/
Makambeu6717/
Maikamba6715/
Maikimba6712/
Moukombo676/
Moukambo674/
Mekenbou672/
Mockambo671/
Majkimba671/
Makaamba671/
Maikomba671/
Maquimbo671/
Mekembeu671/

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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
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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 Makembo
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