Macembe Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Macembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa581:934,09859,404

Macembe (13) may also be a first name.

Macembe Last Name Facts

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

Macembe is found most in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Macembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Macembe is the 2,530,696th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Macembe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Macembe is also the 3,159,357th most common first name world-wide, held by 13 people.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 934,098. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 81 percent are found, Western Cape, where 16 percent are found and Gauteng, where 3 percent are found.

Macembe Last Name Statistics demography

Macembe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.71% less than the national average, earning R 131,400 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Machembe93307/
MacEmber930/
Matchembe886/
MacHember881/
Magembe8629,182/
Matembe8627,570/
Masembe865,108/
Makembe862,793/
Mazembe862,276/
Majembe861,043/
Mchembe86295/
MacMber860/
Mambe835,093/
Matsembe8096/
Machimbe8059/
Massembe8051/
Masiembe8051/
Mashembe8014/
Maskembe8010/
Mackemba809/
Madjembe803/
Madzembe802/
Maisembe802/
Mateembe802/
Matembea802/
Makiembe802/
Macsimbe802/
Mazhembe801/
Masaembe801/
Maseembe801/
Maggembe801/
Maquembe801/
Mazembea801/
Matembei801/
MacKenbe800/
Mhambe771,086/
Mambea77964/
Maumbe77897/
Mmambe77445/
Mambet77334/
Mamber77308/
Mambeu77277/
Mambei77231/
Mgambe77218/
Mambie77158/
Mambey77108/
Maimbe7799/
Maambe7763/
Mambes7757/
Mcambe7712/
Mambhe772/
Meimbe772/
Makmbe771/
Mambee771/
Mambge771/
Mahmbe771/
Mambez771/
Mambep771/
Mashembje752/
Maissembe751/
Matshembe751/
MacKimber750/
Matimbe7129,174/
Makemba713,072/
Mazemba711,579/
Masimbe711,506/
Mokembe711,274/
Mosembe71962/
Masemba71786/
Makembi71412/
Mazimbe71195/
Mogembe71157/
Mazembi71111/
Meamber7172/
Motembe7154/
Majimbe7137/
Manempe7128/
Macimba7124/
Mhamber7121/
Macimbi7110/
Matembi718/
Maqumbe716/
Mambest715/
Mozembe715/
Mhanmbe714/
Masenbe714/
Maizemberh713/
Mazemwe712/
Meimber712/
Mainebe712/
Makimbe711/
Masemwe711/
Mazenbe711/
Mambets711/
Mambhed711/
Mambeah711/
Mamberr711/
Mhambee711/
Maumbee711/
Maumbeh711/
Masembi711/
Magembi711/
Magenbe711/
Maissembei711/
Maimbee711/
Maimbep711/
Maimber711/
Mambesh711/
Mhambie711/
Mamberh711/
Mambeyt711/
Meambes710/
Maamber710/
Mamba6791,922/
Matsimbe6734,480/
Mambi675,762/
Mombe675,127/
Massimbe674,961/
Madjimbe67674/
Mamby67305/
Madzimbe67184/
Mashimbe6770/
Mahambie6745/
Manbe6738/
Matsembi6727/
Matimbei6719/
Mokembet6710/
Moutembe6710/
Massemba679/
Mashemba677/
Mambé675/
Matimbhe674/
Machimbi673/
Moukembe673/
Mossembe672/
Matimbeh672/
Mouzembe672/
Mazhimbe671/
Matsenbe671/
Maatimbe671/
Massembi671/
Macaimbi671/
Maikemba671/
Maikembi671/
Makiemba671/
Makiembi671/
Maizembi671/
Mahiembi671/
Mambí671/
Mokenmbe671/
Modjembe671/
Mociemba671/
Moshembe671/
Maumbech670/
Mattenbe670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Macembe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis