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 carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mahembe.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahembe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 106,334th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,657,390 people. The last name Mahembe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mahembe reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mahembe is also the 760,591st most numerous first name internationally It is held by 147 people.
Mahembe is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2,321 people, or 1 in 6,652. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 23 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 17 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe Mahembe occurs in 14 countries. It is also common 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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