Lihembe Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Lihembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Lihembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lihembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lihembe occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lihembe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Lihembe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lihembe are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Lihembe is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 44 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 44 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 11 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liembe | 92 | 1,239 | / |
| Luhembe | 86 | 233 | / |
| Lijembe | 86 | 23 | / |
| Lihemba | 86 | 5 | / |
| Liembie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lihemueh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lyohembe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liemba | 77 | 364 | / |
| Lyembe | 77 | 36 | / |
| Liembi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lijimbe | 71 | 94 | / |
| Lihimbi | 71 | 45 | / |
| Lihimba | 71 | 20 | / |
| Liyombe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Laiyembi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Liesenbee | 63 | 1 | / |
| Liempd | 62 | 57 | / |
| Lyemwe | 62 | 41 | / |
| Liimba | 62 | 5 | / |
| Lyemba | 62 | 2 | / |
| Lienby | 62 | 2 | / |
| Lienue | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lienba | 62 | 1 | / |
| Liyombi | 57 | 48 | / |
| Lienoue | 57 | 43 | / |
| Lehinbe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Laiyenbi | 53 | 5 | / |
| Luuhimbi | 53 | 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 Lihembe
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