Mahemba Surname
Approximately 2,892 people bear this surname
Mahemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,023 | 1:26,170 | 3,174 |
| Indonesia | 579 | 1:228,410 | 21,214 |
| DR Congo | 192 | 1:384,789 | 33,038 |
| Kenya | 90 | 1:513,110 | 25,838 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mahemba (279) may also be a first name.
Mahemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahemba occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mahemba.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahemba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 152,208th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,519,898 people. The last name Mahemba is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Mahemba live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 531,524th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 279 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,023 people, or 1 in 26,170. In Tanzania Mahemba is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 62 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 8 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahembea | 93 | 191 | / |
| Maemba | 92 | 997 | / |
| Mahembo | 86 | 686 | / |
| Mahimba | 86 | 548 | / |
| Mohemba | 86 | 22 | / |
| Maembea | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mehemba | 86 | 3 | / |
| Majjemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maembo | 77 | 159 | / |
| Moemba | 77 | 98 | / |
| Meumba | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mahimbo | 71 | 7,429 | / |
| Mohembo | 71 | 24 | / |
| Mehembo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mauimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maembei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahimboh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahinbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maijimbaa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Moembo | 62 | 55 | / |
| Mouimba | 57 | 2 | / |
| Maoymbo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mohimbo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Meumbou | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Mahemba
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