Mbembe Surname
Approximately 21,582 people bear this surname
Mbembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 18,532 | 1:3,987 | 447 |
| Tanzania | 895 | 1:59,153 | 6,370 |
| South Africa | 711 | 1:76,199 | 9,475 |
| Cameroon | 473 | 1:43,909 | 5,796 |
| Kenya | 354 | 1:130,452 | 10,733 |
| Congo | 248 | 1:20,117 | 2,317 |
| Indonesia | 202 | 1:654,699 | 51,269 |
| Zimbabwe | 92 | 1:167,807 | 20,631 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Lesotho | 10 | 1:203,256 | 14,332 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
The alternate forms: Mbembé (1) are calculated separately.
Mbembe (956) may also be a first name.
Mbembe Demographics
Average Mbembe Salary in
South Africa
R 113,040
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mbembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbembe (Russian: Мбембе) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can occur as: Mbembé. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbembe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 24,993rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 337,668 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbembe are found; 89 percent are found in Central Africa and 89 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mbembe is also the 261,062nd most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 956 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 18,532 people, or 1 in 3,987. Besides The DR Congo Mbembe occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Mbembe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mbembe last name is chiefly Christian (83%) in Kenya.
Mbembe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.43% less than the national average, earning R 113,040 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbembé | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mmbembe | 92 | 21 | / |
| Mbhembe | 92 | 11 | / |
| Mbembeh | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mbembea | 92 | 4 | / |
| M'Bembe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mbembhe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbembey | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbeembe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbuembe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbaembe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbiembie | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mbgembge | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mbembgeh | 86 | 1 | / |
| M'Mbembe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbhembhe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbemba | 83 | 41,953 | / |
| Mwembe | 83 | 15,680 | / |
| Mbembi | 83 | 1,565 | / |
| Mvembe | 83 | 1,420 | / |
| Muembe | 83 | 142 | / |
| Mbenbe | 83 | 38 | / |
| Nbembe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbemwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mweembe | 77 | 3,927 | / |
| M'Bemba | 77 | 233 | / |
| Mouembe | 77 | 30 | / |
| Mbiembi | 77 | 28 | / |
| Mbiemba | 77 | 27 | / |
| Mwembei | 77 | 9 | / |
| M'Vembe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mwembee | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbuembi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwembie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbembay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbeimbi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwembes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwember | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbemmba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mimpembe | 71 | 234 | / |
| Mouhembe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbhambhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbembaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweember | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbambi | 67 | 38,880 | / |
| Mvemba | 67 | 12,068 | / |
| Mbimbi | 67 | 7,617 | / |
| Mbombi | 67 | 6,793 | / |
| Mbimba | 67 | 4,733 | / |
| Mwemba | 67 | 4,376 | / |
| Mvemve | 67 | 1,320 | / |
| Mwembi | 67 | 705 | / |
| Muemba | 67 | 250 | / |
| Muembi | 67 | 169 | / |
| Mwemwe | 67 | 112 | / |
| Muemue | 67 | 72 | / |
| Mbamby | 67 | 56 | / |
| Nwembe | 67 | 55 | / |
| Mbenwe | 67 | 47 | / |
| Mbymby | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mvemwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mvembi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nuembe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mbenba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbomby | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nbemba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mvemue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbenue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nbenbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nvembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwemve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbimbè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbemva | 67 | 1 | / |
Mbembe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mbembe in the Russian language | ||
| Мбембе | mbembe | - |
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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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- 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 Mbembe
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