Eyembe Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Eyembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 119 | 1:444,888 | 31,116 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Eyembe (29) may also be a first name.
Eyembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eyembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eyembe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eyembe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,471,719th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Eyembe are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 29 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 444,888. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 88 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 8 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Eyembe occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Eyembe
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