Mathembe Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Mathembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 107 | 1:431,588 | 23,328 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Mathembe (71) may also be a first name.
Mathembe Demographics
Average Mathembe Salary in
South Africa
R 573,852
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matembe | 93 | 27,570 | / |
| Mathemba | 88 | 441 | / |
| Mathembi | 88 | 18 | / |
| Mathombe | 88 | 16 | / |
| Mathimbe | 88 | 10 | / |
| Matembea | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mateembe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mathambe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mathemwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matembei | 88 | 1 | / |
| Masthembi | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mathiombe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matimbe | 80 | 29,174 | / |
| Matemba | 80 | 22,878 | / |
| Matombe | 80 | 1,558 | / |
| Matambe | 80 | 58 | / |
| Motembe | 80 | 54 | / |
| Metembe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Matembi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Matemwe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mathimba | 75 | 466 | / |
| Mathimbi | 75 | 122 | / |
| Mothembi | 75 | 38 | / |
| Matimbei | 75 | 19 | / |
| Matiemba | 75 | 15 | / |
| Matyombe | 75 | 13 | / |
| Moutembe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mothambe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mothemba | 75 | 3 | / |
| Maitemba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Matimbeh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mastembi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mathomby | 75 | 1 | / |
| Methembi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Metembei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mathombi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maatimbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mathemwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mattenbe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Matmba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matimba | 67 | 6,635 | / |
| Matombi | 67 | 478 | / |
| Matambi | 67 | 456 | / |
| Matimbi | 67 | 420 | / |
| Motombe | 67 | 141 | / |
| Motimbe | 67 | 117 | / |
| Matemwa | 67 | 114 | / |
| Motembi | 67 | 42 | / |
| Motemba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Metombe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Matomby | 67 | 4 | / |
| Motambe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Matamby | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matenba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Matemui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motmbeu | 67 | 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 Mathembe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis