Maemba Surname

362,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Maemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4501:117,64811,268
DR Congo3971:186,09518,831
Kenya691:669,27429,584
Uganda421:929,50741,540
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Maemba (204) may also be a first name.

Maemba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maemba is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Maemba.

How Common Is The Last Name Maemba? popularity and diffusion

Maemba is the 362,542nd most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 7,309,474 people. The surname Maemba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maemba live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 633,892nd most common first name in the world, borne by 204 people.

The surname Maemba is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 450 people, or 1 in 117,648. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 51 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 16 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 40 percent reside and Kenya, where 7 percent reside.

Maemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Maemba surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayemba9218,402/
Mahemba922,892/
Mawemba9251/
Majemba9213/
Maembea924/
Mamba9191,922/
Memba917,458/
Mahembea86191/
Maouemba8631/
Mayembaa868/
Mahwemba866/
Mahyemba864/
Mayembat864/
Maitemba862/
Maweemba861/
Majjemba861/
Maimba833,094/
Maumba832,533/
Mambea83964/
Mhamba83634/
Myemba83576/
Mammba83532/
Maamba83509/
Mambai83424/
Mmamba83268/
Muemba83250/
Maembo83159/
Mhemba83155/
Mambah83116/
Membah83115/
Moemba8398/
Mambau8367/
Miemba8367/
Mambay8353/
Mambha8319/
Mambaa8310/
Membai838/
Meumba836/
Membea835/
Memboa834/
Membha833/
Mahmba833/
Membga832/
Maymba832/
Membas831/
Mmemba831/
Mambaí831/
Meamba831/
Mmba8038/
Maissemba801/
Mahamba7718,943/
Mayamba7715,496/
Muyamba779,624/
Mayembo772,795/
Muyemba772,577/
Mayumba772,213/
Mahumba771,266/
Majumba77870/
Mayimba77848/
Mahembo77686/
Miyamba77594/
Mahimba77548/
Majimba77546/
Mayomba77394/
Majomba77345/
Maumbas77157/
Miyemba77156/
Mujamba77104/
Majamba7780/
Moyamba7773/
Maiamba7765/
Meyumba7755/
Moyemba7750/
Mowemba7738/
Mohemba7722/
Mehamba7719/
Maimbai7713/
Mojemba7713/
Mambhai7711/
Meyomba779/
Mojamba777/
Mouemba776/
Muiamba774/
Maiumba774/
Mawembo773/
Maambah773/
M'Mamba773/
Meembat773/
Membach772/
Majembo772/
Maumbay772/
Mahmbai771/
Maiymba771/
Maaimba771/
Maembei771/
Maimmba771/
Membeah771/
Mambeah771/
Mauimba771/
Maambai771/
Mayenba771/
Mioamba771/
Mujemba771/
Mambaha771/
Mhambau771/
M'Ambau771/
Membeat770/
Mambo73100,143/
Momba734,870/
Mimba732,250/
Membo732,094/
Mmmba7355/
Menba7350/
Mmbai7327/
Mmbea7313/
Mmbaa738/
Mmbga733/
Mmbay732/
Mnmba731/
Mouyamba71230/
Mahyamba71202/
Mmahamba714/
Moyambay714/
Moutemba714/
Miyambai713/
Majimbat713/
Mayenbaa712/
Muyambai712/
Muyambat712/
Maisenba712/
Mahambah712/
Mayembou712/
Mayoumba712/
Mayimbaa711/
Mayambai711/
Muhiemba711/
Mayambau711/
Mayambea711/
Maetembo711/
Maisembo711/
Majuumba711/
Mayembeu711/
Mayhamba711/
Mayombai711/
Mouembas711/
Moyambai711/
Mioyemba711/
Muheemba711/
Miyembai711/
Miyemmba711/
Miyanmba711/
Muyiemba711/
Mahammba711/
Mahambha711/
Mgimba6715,215/
Maambo6713,578/
Maimbo673,806/
Muembo673,057/
Muimba673,034/
Mombay671,613/
Membou67499/
Mombai67461/
Maumbo67281/
Mambeu67277/
Mamboh67254/
Mambei67231/
Moumba67228/
Mhembo67192/
Mamboi67192/
Moimba67169/
Mmambo67159/
Membot67140/
Mhomba67135/
Miomba67127/
Mmembo67117/
Mambey67108/
Mamboo6793/
Mombea6779/
Miembo6773/
Myembo6763/
Mimbai6758/
Moembo6755/
Manbah6751/
Mamboy6744/
Mimbay6735/
Membey6728/
Muymba6721/
Myomba6719/
Mambuo6717/
Memboh6713/
Mohmba6712/
Mahmbo6711/
Meambo6710/
Mausymbay678/
Mombaj677/
Mimbas677/
Mhambo676/
Menbai675/
Miyambhai673/
Membos673/
Mimbea673/
Memboj673/
Memboo672/
Membei672/
Moussemba672/
Mombah672/
Mausymbai671/
Meinba671/
Memboi671/
Memboy671/
Mmbath671/
Mienba671/
M'Mbai671/
Maijimbaa671/
Maissenba671/
Mayembeuh671/
Moymba671/
Mombaa671/
Mombau671/
Membeu671/
Membop671/
Memmbo671/
Menbad671/
Majmbo671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maemba
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