Nkembe Surname

204,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,1831:62,4517,409
Cameroon8151:25,4843,470
United States161:22,653,683662,747
France61:11,070,454349,096
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nkembe (99) may also be a first name.

Nkembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkembe is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nkembe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkembe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 204,459th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,586,391 people. The last name Nkembe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkembe are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nkembe is also the 951,070th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 99 people.

The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,183 people, or 1 in 62,451. Outside of The DR Congo this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Nkembe Last Name Statistics demography

Nkembe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning $39,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkuembe92439/
N'Kembe922/
Nkoembe922/
Nkeumbe922/
Nkembeu921/
Nkembeh921/
Nkembieh862/
Nkehmbeh861/
Nkembi8312,516/
Nkombe839,593/
Nkemba831,422/
Nkambe8398/
Ncembe8365/
Nkimbe8317/
Nkenbe833/
Nqembe831/
N'Kembi77261/
Nchembe77212/
N'Kombe77206/
Nkuembi77137/
Nkiembi7782/
Nkiemba7777/
Ngcembe7770/
Nkombie7753/
Nkambeh7721/
Nkahmbe7716/
Nkambeu7712/
Nkhombe775/
Ngqembe775/
Nkhambe773/
Nkeemba772/
Nkyombe771/
Nkombea771/
Nkuimbe771/
N'Kemba771/
Nkambie771/
Nkombee771/
Nkmba731/
Nkeymbui711/
Nkimba673,762/
Nkambi673,345/
Nkombi67870/
Nkimbi67352/
Ncambe67120/
Nqambe6712/
Nqumbe673/
Ncimbe671/
Nkenba671/

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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 Nkembe
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