Majembe Surname
Approximately 1,043 people bear this surname
Majembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 955 | 1:55,436 | 6,052 |
| Kenya | 67 | 1:689,252 | 29,975 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Majembe (13) may also be a first name.
Majembe Demographics
Majembe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Majembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Majembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Majembe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺟﻤﺐ) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Majembe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Majembe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 349,967th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,987,101 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Majembe reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 955 people, or 1 in 55,436. In Tanzania Majembe is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 38 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 13 percent live and Mara Region, where 13 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 6 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Majembe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Majembe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Majembe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺟﻤﺐ | majmb | - |
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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 Majembe
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