Buhembe Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Buhembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Buhembe (38) may also be a first name.
Buhembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buhembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buhembe occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Buhembe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,602,217th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Buhembe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Buhembe reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 38 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Apart from The DR Congo this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buhembwe | 93 | 143 | / |
| Bouhembei | 88 | 1 | / |
| Buhembo | 86 | 395 | / |
| Bohembe | 86 | 119 | / |
| Bihembe | 86 | 61 | / |
| Bahembe | 86 | 11 | / |
| Buhemba | 86 | 10 | / |
| Buhombe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Buhambe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bohembwe | 80 | 78 | / |
| Buahemba | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bihembwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Behembeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bihemb | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bahembeye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bahambe | 71 | 763 | / |
| Bihembo | 71 | 254 | / |
| Buhumbi | 71 | 176 | / |
| Buhamba | 71 | 97 | / |
| Buhumba | 71 | 70 | / |
| Buhimba | 71 | 51 | / |
| Bahemba | 71 | 37 | / |
| Bihombe | 71 | 21 | / |
| Behambe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bohemba | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bihemba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bahimbe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bahombe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Buhimbi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Buhomba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Buhombo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bahembo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buhumbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buhombi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buhimbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buhambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bohombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Behembo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouimbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bohumbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bwihambe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Biahombe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bohambwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Behoumbe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Buhombya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Byahombe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bihambye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buhumbwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhimbip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwehambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bihambwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahembwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahiembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahimbye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahombie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahambeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouimba | 57 | 5 | / |
| Bujjimbi | 53 | 4 | / |
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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 Buhembe
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