Mbembe Surname

24,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mbembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo18,5321:3,987447
Tanzania8951:59,1536,370
South Africa7111:76,1999,475
Cameroon4731:43,9095,796
Kenya3541:130,45210,733
Congo2481:20,1172,317
Indonesia2021:654,69951,269
Zimbabwe921:167,80720,631
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Lesotho101:203,25614,332
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

The alternate forms: Mbembé (1) are calculated separately.

Mbembe (956) may also be a first name.

Mbembe Last Name Facts

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

Mbembe (Russian: Мбембе) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Mbembé. Click here for further possible spellings of Mbembe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbembe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 24,993rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 337,668 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbembe live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mbembe is also the 261,062nd most commonly used given name throughout the world It is held by 956 people.

This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 18,532 people, or 1 in 3,987. Barring The DR Congo Mbembe is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Mbembe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mbembe surname is predominantly 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbembé941/
Mmbembe9221/
Mbhembe9211/
Mbembeh924/
Mbembea924/
M'Bembe923/
Mbembhe921/
Mbembey921/
Mbeembe921/
Mbuembe921/
Mbaembe921/
Mbiembie865/
Mbgembge862/
Mbembgeh861/
M'Mbembe861/
Mbhembhe861/
Mbemba8341,953/
Mwembe8315,680/
Mbembi831,565/
Mvembe831,420/
Muembe83142/
Mbenbe8338/
Nbembe831/
Mbemwe831/
Mweembe773,927/
M'Bemba77233/
Mouembe7730/
Mbiembi7728/
Mbiemba7727/
Mwembei779/
M'Vembe777/
Mwembee774/
Mbuembi774/
Mwembie771/
Mbembay771/
Mbeimbi771/
Mwembes771/
Mwember771/
Mbemmba771/
Mbmba731/
Mimpembe71234/
Mouhembe712/
Mbhambhe711/
Mbembaya711/
Mweember711/
Mbambi6738,880/
Mvemba6712,068/
Mbimbi677,617/
Mbombi676,793/
Mbimba674,733/
Mwemba674,376/
Mvemve671,320/
Mwembi67705/
Muemba67250/
Muembi67169/
Mwemwe67112/
Muemue6772/
Mbamby6756/
Nwembe6755/
Mbenwe6747/
Mbymby6710/
Mvemwe6710/
Mvembi6710/
Nuembe677/
Mbenba674/
Mbomby674/
Nbemba673/
Mvemue673/
Mbenue672/
Nbenbe672/
Nvembe671/
Mwemve671/
Mbimbè671/
Nbembi671/
Mbemva671/

Mbembe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbembe in the Russian language
Мбембеmbembe-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mbembe
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