Mahembe Surname
Approximately 4,397 people bear this surname
Mahembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2,321 | 1:6,652 | 733 |
| Tanzania | 1,868 | 1:28,341 | 3,399 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
Mahembe (147) may also be a first name.
Mahembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahembe is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mahembe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahembe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 106,334th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,657,390 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mahembe live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 760,591st most common first name world-wide It is held by 147 people.
The surname Mahembe is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2,321 people, or 1 in 6,652. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 23 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 17 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 42 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahembea | 93 | 191 | / |
| Maembe | 92 | 5,414 | / |
| Mohembe | 86 | 48 | / |
| Mahembi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Maembea | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mehembe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Maembei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mahimbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maember | 86 | 0 | / |
| Mahiembi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moembe | 77 | 98 | / |
| Mahimbi | 71 | 1,446 | / |
| Mahimby | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mohembi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moember | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mahimbyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majjemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majhimbyi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Moembi | 62 | 27 | / |
| Mauimba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Majjimbi | 53 | 7 | / |
| Muihimbi | 53 | 6 | / |
| Mahinbai | 53 | 1 | / |
| Maijimbaa | 50 | 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 Mahembe
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