Maembe Surname

88,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Maembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,3101:9,9701,292
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Maembe (36) may also be a first name.

Maembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maembe is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Maembe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maembe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 88,694th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,346,056 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maembe are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 36 people.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5,310 people, or 1 in 9,970. In Tanzania Maembe is primarily concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 61 percent reside, Katavi Region, where 9 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Maembe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayembe927,691/
Mahembe924,397/
Majembe921,043/
Mawembe9244/
Maiembe9238/
Maembea924/
Maembei921/
Maember920/
Membe916,408/
Mambe915,093/
Mahembea86191/
Maouembe862/
Maisembe862/
Mmayembe861/
Mawiembe861/
Maggembe861/
Mayembeu861/
Member831,091/
Mhambe831,086/
Mambea83964/
Maumbe83897/
Mhembe83487/
Mmambe83445/
Mambeu83277/
Mambei83231/
Miembe83189/
Mambie83158/
Muembe83142/
Mambey83108/
Myembe83100/
Maimbe8399/
Moembe8398/
Mmembe8368/
Maambe8363/
Mambeh8339/
Membey8328/
Membeh8319/
Membez835/
Membea835/
Membes834/
Meembe833/
Mambhe832/
Membei832/
Meimbe832/
Membet832/
Mambee831/
Menmbe831/
Mahmbe831/
Membee831/
Membeu831/
Mmbe8013/
Maissembe801/
Mayembeuh801/
Mayemba7718,402/
Muyembe7714,340/
Mayombe772,816/
Majambe77602/
Mahumbe77175/
Mahambe77155/
Mayembi77106/
Majombe7794/
Muyambe7788/
Meamber7772/
Memberr7760/
Mayumbe7753/
Mawemba7751/
Mohembe7748/
Moyembe7745/
Meyembe7742/
Mayambe7738/
Majimbe7737/
Mouembe7730/
Miyembe7728/
Majumbe7718/
Majemba7713/
Mhambeh777/
Mayimbe776/
Mhembee776/
M'Membe775/
Mahembi775/
Memmber775/
Mujembe775/
Mujambe774/
Meimber772/
Membeuh772/
Mainebe772/
Mahimbe771/
Maiimbe771/
Membeah771/
Mambeah771/
Mmembee771/
Mmember771/
Mhambee771/
Maumbee771/
Maumbeh771/
Maiombe771/
Maimbee771/
Maimbep771/
Maimber771/
Mayenbe771/
Mowembe771/
Meyambe771/
Meyimbe771/
Meyombe771/
Mijembe771/
Miembeh771/
Menmber771/
Mhambie771/
Mehambe771/
Meember771/
Meimebe770/
Meambes770/
Membeat770/
Moember770/
Maissembei751/
Memba737,458/
Mambi735,762/
Mombe735,127/
Mimbe732,340/
Membi73986/
Mamby73305/
Mmbei7319/
Mmbea7313/
Memby738/
Menbe738/
Mmbee734/
Mmber734/
Mhmbe732/
M'Mbe731/
Mambí731/
Mmbeh731/
Mmbet731/
Mouyembe7159/
Mahambie7145/
Mayoumbe7137/
Meyanmbe7122/
Majumber7111/
Moutembe7110/
Mayembaa718/
Mahwemba716/
Mahyemba714/
Meyember713/
Mayombet712/
Mayumber711/
Maweemba711/
Mayambea711/
Maiynmbe711/
Majjemba711/
Mahiembi711/
Moujambe711/
Maumbech710/
Menber679,934/
Myombe676,880/
Mhambi673,236/
Maimba673,094/
Maumba672,533/
Moumbe671,139/
Maumbi67737/
Mainbe67484/
Mambai67424/
Mgimbe67324/
Mombey67285/
Maimbi67255/
Mamboi67192/
Muembi67169/
Membis67129/
Mombei67111/
Mmbeha6794/
Mhombe6791/
Mombea6779/
Mimbie6774/
Miemba6767/
Miombe6765/
Mambay6753/
Moimbe6749/
Mombeh6747/
Mamboy6744/
Mimbes6736/
Maambi6736/
Mambui6735/
Mombie6734/
Mimbey6729/
Moembi6727/
Mambhi6725/
Mimber6719/
Mombeu6714/
Menbez679/
Muimbe679/
Menbes678/
Membai678/
Mimbet677/
Meumba676/
Mambih675/
Memboa674/
Mimbeu674/
Menbet674/
Membha673/
Mimbea673/
Memboj673/
Membit672/
Menbee672/
Mohmbe672/
Maymba672/
Memboi671/
Memboy671/
Myembi671/
Mmemba671/
Miembi671/
Mambaí671/
Mambuy671/
Meamba671/
Meambi671/
Mimbei671/
Mhambı671/
Mmenbe671/
Menbei671/
Menbeu671/
Mümber671/
Myenbe671/
Mhembi671/
Mmambi671/

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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 Maembe
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