Mathembe Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mathembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1071:431,58823,328
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mathembe (71) may also be a first name.

Mathembe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mathembe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mathembe occurs most in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mathembe is the 1,364,059th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname Mathembe is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mathembe live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 71 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 431,588. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kitui County, where 89 percent reside, Machakos County, where 8 percent reside and Embu County, where 1 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 30 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.

Mathembe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mathembe earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 141.48% more than the national average, earning R 573,852 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matembe9327,570/
Mathemba88441/
Mathembi8818/
Mathombe8816/
Mathimbe8810/
Matembea882/
Mateembe882/
Mathambe881/
Mathemwe881/
Matembei881/
Masthembi822/
Mathiombe821/
Matimbe8029,174/
Matemba8022,878/
Matombe801,558/
Matambe8058/
Motembe8054/
Metembe809/
Matembi808/
Matemwe805/
Mathimba75466/
Mathimbi75122/
Mothembi7538/
Matimbei7519/
Matiemba7515/
Matyombe7513/
Moutembe7510/
Mothambe754/
Mothemba753/
Maitemba752/
Matimbeh752/
Mastembi751/
Mathomby751/
Methembi751/
Metembei751/
Mathombi751/
Maatimbe751/
Mathemwa751/
Mattenbe750/
Matmba711/
Matimba676,635/
Matombi67478/
Matambi67456/
Matimbi67420/
Motombe67141/
Motimbe67117/
Matemwa67114/
Motembi6742/
Motemba676/
Metombe674/
Matomby674/
Motambe673/
Matamby672/
Matenba672/
Matemui671/
Motmbeu671/

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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
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  • 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 Mathembe
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