Mukemu Surname

530,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mukemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3211:49,3774,673
DR Congo2601:284,15226,288
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Mukemu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mukemu is found most frequently in Zambia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukemu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 530,215th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,946,797 people. The surname Mukemu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mukemu reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 321 people, or 1 in 49,377. In Zambia Mukemu is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 47 percent reside, Southern Province, where 44 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 43 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukhemu921/
Moukemou864/
Mikemu832,545/
Mukamu83447/
Mukomu8374/
Mukimu8310/
Mokemu834/
Muchemu7721/
Mukhimu7717/
Mukkamu779/
Mikemou775/
Mukaimu773/
Mukamhu771/
Mukhomu771/
Mikiemu771/
Moukimou711,037/
Meukameu7118/
Moukamou711/
Mukhimuj711/
Mukhimud711/
Muqamu677/
Mucamu671/
Moukhamou671/
Muchimu622/
Mukimoo621/

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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
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  • 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 Mukemu
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