Itembe Surname

213,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Itembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Itembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1131:47,5675,343
Kenya3921:117,8069,903
Uganda1781:219,32217,083
Cameroon1521:136,63915,295
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Itembe (147) may also be a first name.

Itembe Last Name Facts

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

Itembe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Itembe.

How Common Is The Last Name Itembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Itembe is the 213,109th most common family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,772,022 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Itembe live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Itembe is also the 760,591st most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 147 people.

This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,113 people, or 1 in 47,567. In Tanzania Itembe is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 49 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 16 percent reside and Singida Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent reside and Uganda, where 9 percent reside.

Itembe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Itembe last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yitembe92102/
Gitembe9271/
Ittembe925/
Iembe916/
Githembe862/
Utembe83301/
Ytembe83263/
Etembe83207/
Isembe83194/
Itemba83146/
Itombe8348/
Itambe8323/
Hiembe8323/
Itimbe834/
Itembi831/
Itenbe831/
Jtembe831/
Embe801,100/
Imbe80569/
Issembe771,122/
Getembe77277/
Yisembe77137/
Yitambe7722/
Hiembeh7711/
Ithemba777/
Ytembeu772/
Aytembe772/
Hitambe771/
Aitambe771/
Icember771/
Hytembe771/
Isembea771/
Yitembi771/
Gitembi771/
Etiembe771/
Estembe771/
Jisembe771/
Embet7321,289/
Gembe734,264/
Hembe732,286/
Imber732,183/
Ember731,636/
Oimbe73557/
Gimbe73263/
Embie73245/
Jimbe73144/
Embee7397/
Embey7385/
Himbe7372/
Imbey7370/
Embea7351/
Embes7335/
Imbes7331/
Eumbe7327/
Embed7322/
Yimbe7321/
Imbet7319/
Embep7317/
Aimbe737/
Iemba736/
Embei735/
Imbie735/
Imbei734/
Imbea734/
Eembe734/
Eambe732/
Imbee732/
Embeu732/
Embge731/
Enmbe731/
Imbep731/
Embhe731/
Ehmbe731/
Esmbe731/
Uimbe731/
Embez731/
Estember712,060/
Yithambe7110/
Hisembee711/
Ytembeuh711/
Yitembip711/
Aisember711/
Imbeah673,250/
Esimbe67984/
Himber67897/
Esembe67746/
Isembi67394/
Etambe67323/
Haimbe67313/
Etombe67275/
Itambi67252/
Hember67238/
Itombi67224/
Utambe67219/
Đember67190/
Imbett67182/
Jimbei67173/
Itimba67144/
Hiemba6790/
Etembi6786/
Hiembi6769/
Etemba6765/
Hembei6762/
Hembey6760/
Hembes6747/
Jimber6741/
Jimbee6732/
Gembey6730/
Utembi6727/
Aimbet6721/
Itimbi6721/
Đimber6719/
Gaimbe6717/
Aimbez6713/
Jimbea6711/
Jimbey6710/
Gembeh679/
Jimbes678/
Embeap678/
Emberh676/
Yimbeu675/
Himbes675/
Heembe674/
Henmbe674/
Etimbe674/
Isenbe674/
Isimbe674/
Hembee673/
Imbest673/
Heumbe673/
Aimbie673/
Imbets672/
Embett672/
Hembie672/
Utimbe672/
Emberr672/
Yimber672/
Gembei672/
Jimbie672/
Hembej671/
Himbey671/
Eamber671/
Eisembeis671/
Gimbey671/
Gimbee671/
Eember671/
Emnbea671/
Hemmbe671/
Utombe671/
Iehmba671/
Itmbai671/
Jiembi671/
Ismber671/
Ytambe671/
Ytembi671/
Goimbe671/
Hembea671/
Embeit671/
Emmber671/
Aimbei671/
Gembee671/
Gimbea671/
Heimbe671/
Aimber670/
Jimbet670/

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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
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  • 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 Itembe
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