Buhembwe Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Buhembwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 142 | 1:372,828 | 27,176 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Buhembwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buhembwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buhembwe is found most in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buhembwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Buhembwe is the 1,478,479th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. The last name Buhembwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Buhembwe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 372,828. In Tanzania Buhembwe is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 99 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 1 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buhembe | 93 | 30 | / |
| Bohembwe | 88 | 78 | / |
| Bihembwe | 88 | 4 | / |
| Bouhembei | 82 | 1 | / |
| Buhembo | 80 | 395 | / |
| Bohembe | 80 | 119 | / |
| Bihembe | 80 | 61 | / |
| Bahembe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Buhemba | 80 | 10 | / |
| Buhombe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Buhambe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bohambwe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Buahemba | 75 | 6 | / |
| Bihambwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bahembwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Behembeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Buhumbwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bahembeye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bihemb | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bahambe | 67 | 763 | / |
| Bihembo | 67 | 254 | / |
| Buhumbi | 67 | 176 | / |
| Buhamba | 67 | 97 | / |
| Buhumba | 67 | 70 | / |
| Buhimba | 67 | 51 | / |
| Bahemba | 67 | 37 | / |
| Bihombe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Behambe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bohemba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bihemba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bahimbe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bahombe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buhomba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buhimbi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bahembo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behembo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bohombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bohumbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhimbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhombi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhombo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhumbo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Buhembwe
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