Eyembe Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Eyembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eyembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1191:444,88831,116
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

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

The surname Eyembe has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Eyembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eyembe is the 1,471,719th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Eyembe reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Eyembe is also the 1,951,561st most frequent given name on earth, held by 29 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 444,888. In Tanzania Eyembe is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 88 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 8 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yembe913,750/
Eembe914/
Eyambe831,030/
Iyembe83843/
Ayembe83609/
Eyombe83124/
Oyembe8361/
Uyembe8349/
Ejembe8344/
Eyemba8316/
Eyembi8311/
Heembe834/
Yembei834/
Eyumbe832/
Eynebe831/
Eyimbe831/
Eyenbe831/
Ihyembe77317/
Eyoumbe77197/
Gayembe7731/
Uhyembe774/
Ejembei773/
Oyeembe772/
Aytembe772/
Hiyembe771/
Hhyembe771/
Ejembie771/
Eyiemba771/
Aheembe771/
Ayembee771/
Heyambe771/
Hayembe771/
Geyombe771/
Ejembeu771/
Ayember771/
Aembe739,739/
Yembi732,676/
Eumbe7327/
Eembi7320/
Yemue737/
Iembe736/
Yenbe734/
Oembe734/
Yemve734/
Eambe732/
Yemby731/
Ihyembeh713/
Ejembi6710,659/
Iyambe672,970/
Eyamba672,149/
Iyombe671,837/
Iyemba671,365/
Oyombe67630/
Ayemba67491/
Ejemba67361/
Ayembi67358/
Ejimbe67356/
Eyambi67249/
Eyombi67210/
Oyemba67175/
Hyembi67134/
Ojembe67128/
Ehambe67124/
Eyimba67123/
Eyomba67112/
Ouembe67110/
Iyembi67102/
Eyumba6789/
Ijembe6782/
Ayimbe6780/
Ayenbe6776/
Ayambe6774/
Oyambe6766/
Ayombe6755/
Aymbet6723/
Iyemwe6721/
Eyimbi6720/
Ajembe6719/
Huembe6716/
Oyembi6712/
Yembai6711/
Eysenbeys679/
Eyumbi676/
Yembay674/
Eejmbi674/
Eyenbi674/
Heumbe673/
Ayumbe673/
Yenbee672/
Ejenbe672/
Awembe672/
Owembe672/
Eamber671/
Eisembeis671/
Aymber671/
Eyenba671/
Oyenbe671/
Iyemue671/
Haymbe671/
Uyemba671/
Eyamby671/
Eyambé671/
Heimbe671/

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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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