Gwenembe Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Gwenembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
Gwenembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gwenembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gwenembe is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gwenembe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gwenembe is the 1,422,956th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The last name Gwenembe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwenembe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Gwenembe is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Besides Malawi this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenembe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gweneyambi | 78 | 4 | / |
| Gbenembi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guenembi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwanemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gwanyemba | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kenmbe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kwenaempe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gwanhemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gonmbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwenamobe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanembe | 67 | 581 | / |
| Kenombe | 67 | 205 | / |
| Kenimbe | 67 | 171 | / |
| Kenumbe | 67 | 89 | / |
| Ganmabe | 67 | 42 | / |
| Gunemba | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kinembe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kenemba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gawanyemba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwanmbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ganimbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ganambe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gonambe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Konembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chnembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwenoumbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganmbie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenembo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gunymbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwemhmbe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kwanambi | 50 | 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 Gwenembe
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