Bhembu Surname
7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Bhembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bembu | 91 | 48 | / |
| Bhambu | 83 | 259 | / |
| Bembou | 83 | 41 | / |
| Beambu | 83 | 21 | / |
| Bhombu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Bembuh | 83 | 5 | / |
| Bembeu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bhemvu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bhimbu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vhembu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Benmbu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bhenbu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bmbu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhambhu | 77 | 403 | / |
| Mphembu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Biembou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bembush | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bembeuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beumbeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Biembuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bahambu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bambu | 73 | 2,134 | / |
| Vembu | 73 | 322 | / |
| Bombu | 73 | 192 | / |
| Bimbu | 73 | 153 | / |
| Bemvu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Benbu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bnmbu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Benmbouh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bhambhau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpembu | 67 | 681 | / |
| Bimbou | 67 | 117 | / |
| Bombau | 67 | 82 | / |
| Bambau | 67 | 80 | / |
| Buimbu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Benbou | 67 | 31 | / |
| Bambui | 67 | 21 | / |
| Baambu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bombuy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bombui | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bambuy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bemwau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bimbuh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baimbu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vembhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bimbut | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vembou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bimbus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bombeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bimbau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bambeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Biombu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bemboe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bambuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benbud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benbus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bhembu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis