Mbelembe Surname
Approximately 361 people bear this surname
Mbelembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 310 | 1:170,779 | 14,990 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mbelembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbelembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbelembe is found most in Tanzania. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Mbelembe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbelembe? popularity and diffusion
Mbelembe is the 783,439th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 20,187,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbelembe reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 310 people, or 1 in 170,779. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Ruvuma Region, where 98 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Mbelembe occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbelemba | 88 | 264 | / |
| Mbelambe | 88 | 90 | / |
| Mbelembi | 88 | 89 | / |
| Mbolembe | 88 | 21 | / |
| Mbalembe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwelembe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mueluembe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mbilembie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwilembe | 75 | 151 | / |
| Mbelimba | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mbilembi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mbalembi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mbelimbi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbelambi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbuilemba | 71 | 41 | / |
| Muhelemba | 71 | 9 | / |
| Muhelembi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbolambi | 63 | 536 | / |
| Mwilemba | 63 | 95 | / |
| Mbalimbi | 63 | 70 | / |
| Mbalambi | 63 | 62 | / |
| Mbilambi | 63 | 18 | / |
| Mbilimba | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mbolombi | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nbilemba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwilembi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbilenwa | 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 Mbelembe
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