Mbembeza Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mbembeza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbembeza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mbembeza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbembeza occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mbembeza click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbembeza? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,006,539th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. Mbembeza is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbembeza reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mbembeza is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Without taking into account Malawi it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbembedza941/
Mbembezi889/
Mbambeza881/
Mbembeze881/
Mbambaza75242/
Mwembesa7536/
Mbomboza7528/
Nbembezi751/
Mbimbiza751/
Mwembesha7121/
Mwembecha714/
Mbambazaa711/
Mbmbisa671/
Mbambisa631,012/
Mbambazo635/
Mbombisa632/
Mvimbezi632/
Nvembezi631/
Mbhambaso591/
Mbimbitsa591/
Mbambiso50120/
Nbambaza501/
Mwimbiza501/

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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 Mbembeza
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