Mapembe Surname
Approximately 2,744 people bear this surname
Mapembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,298 | 1:23,038 | 2,841 |
| DR Congo | 287 | 1:257,420 | 24,363 |
| Congo | 150 | 1:33,261 | 3,287 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Mapembe (25) may also be a first name.
Mapembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mapembe is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapembe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 159,055th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,655,811 people. Mapembe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapembe reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mapembe is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 25 people.
The last name Mapembe is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,298 people, or 1 in 23,038. In Tanzania Mapembe is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 26 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 14 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 13 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and The Congo, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapiembe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mapemba | 86 | 9,633 | / |
| Mopembe | 86 | 1,002 | / |
| Mapembi | 86 | 833 | / |
| Mapombe | 86 | 336 | / |
| Mapambe | 86 | 104 | / |
| Mapemby | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maipambe | 80 | 709 | / |
| Mopiembe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Maphemba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Maipemba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Maypambe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mapombi | 71 | 93 | / |
| Mopemba | 71 | 70 | / |
| Mopembi | 71 | 62 | / |
| Mapimbi | 71 | 57 | / |
| Mapambi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mapimba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mapimby | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mepambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mepembi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maspimby | 67 | 47 | / |
| Mopembai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mapfimba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maphimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mopembay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moupemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maphemuis | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mopambi | 57 | 171 | / |
| Mopombi | 57 | 68 | / |
| Mopimba | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mapimwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mopombai | 53 | 27 | / |
| Mopimboa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mopaimbi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Maspinby | 53 | 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 Mapembe
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