Chembene Surname

86,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Chembene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chembene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique5,5621:4,9011,104
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Swaziland41:324,550996
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Chembene Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chembene occurs most in Mozambique. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chembene? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 86,335th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,305,778 people. The surname Chembene occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chembene reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa.

The last name Chembene is most commonly used in Mozambique, where it is held by 5,562 people, or 1 in 4,901. Excluding Mozambique it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent live and Swaziland, where 0 percent live.

Chembene Last Name Statistics demography

Chembene earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.27% less than the national average, earning R 141,936 per year.

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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 Chembene
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