Maembe Surname
Approximately 5,414 people bear this surname
Maembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,310 | 1:9,970 | 1,292 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Maembe (36) may also be a first name.
Maembe Demographics
Maembe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Maembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maembe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maembe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maembe is the 88,694th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,346,056 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maembe reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 36 people.
The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,310 people, or 1 in 9,970. In Tanzania Maembe is most prevalent in: Rukwa Region, where 61 percent live, Katavi Region, where 9 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Maembe is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.
Maembe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Maembe surname is predominantly Christian (67%) in Kenya.
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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 Maembe
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