Mukembu Surname

572,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mukembu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mukembu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5241:88,1307,967
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

Mukembu (92) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mukembu Demographics

Mukembu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mukembu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mukembu is found most in Kenya. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukembu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 572,152nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 13,226,036 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukembu reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mukembu is also the 992,070th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 92 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 524 people, or 1 in 88,130. In Kenya Mukembu is most frequent in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 60 percent reside, Meru County, where 39 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Mukembu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukiembu931/
Moukembou8819/
Mukambu861,210/
Mukombu8628/
Mikembu861/
Mukenbu861/
Mukhambu801/
Mokhembu801/
Moukambou75804/
Moukemvou751/
Mikambu7168/
Mikombu711/
Mikimbu711/
Muchimbu674/
Muchinbu531/
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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 Mukembu
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