Mukembo Surname

107,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mukembo Surname User-submission:

Formally Mukembo means a 'monkey'.

Mukembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,1001:9,5221,611
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Zambia181:880,55128,935
England91:6,190,895170,599
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mukembo (33) may also be a first name.

Mukembo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Formally Mukembo means a 'monkey'.

- mukembo

Mukembo Last Name Facts

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

Mukembo occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukembo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 107,333rd most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,676,069 people. Mukembo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukembo live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mukembo is also the 1,807,719th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 33 people.

This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 4,100 people, or 1 in 9,522. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kamuli District, where 44 percent are found, Buyende District, where 21 percent are found and Luuka District, where 10 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moukembo9311/
Mukhembo932/
Muskembo931/
Moukembou8819/
Mukombo869,115/
Mukambo86821/
Mikembo86625/
Mukemba86409/
Mokembo8673/
Mukimbo8663/
Mukhombo80103/
Mukuemba8036/
Muquembo8010/
Muchembo809/
Moukombo806/
Maukombo805/
Mickembo804/
Moukambo804/
Mukamboi801/
Mikiembo801/
Mukomboi801/
Mukhemba801/
Mukhambo801/
Mukmba774/
Moukambou75804/
M'Mukemba751/
Moukemvou751/
Mukamba7116,384/
Mukimba716,459/
Mukomba712,214/
Mokemba71665/
Mikombo71376/
Mikambo71233/
Mucombo7118/
Mikemba7114/
Mokimbo711/
Mucambo711/
Mikimbo711/
Mukenba711/
Muikamba67451/
Mukhomba6754/
Mukhamba6723/
Muchimbo6718/
Muchemba6711/
Mukaamba674/
Mukhimba672/
Muikomba671/
Muquemba671/
Muquimbo671/
Mukambaa671/
Mickombo671/
Micuemba671/

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Footnotes

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