Magembe Surname
Approximately 29,182 people bear this surname
Magembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 24,775 | 1:2,137 | 282 |
| Uganda | 3,229 | 1:12,090 | 1,993 |
| Kenya | 932 | 1:49,549 | 5,051 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| United States | 59 | 1:6,143,372 | 295,589 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Magembe (7,087) may also be a first name.
Magembe Demographics
Magembe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Magembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Magembe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Magembe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 18,874th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 249,727 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Magembe live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Magembe is also the 76,947th most frequently used given name globally, borne by 7,087 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 24,775 people, or 1 in 2,137. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 40 percent live, Mara Region, where 8 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 8 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 11 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.
Magembe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Magembe are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.
Magembe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $31,167 USD per year.
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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 Magembe
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