Mbembeza Surname
Approximately 253 people bear this surname
Mbembeza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Zimbabwe | 41 | 1:376,542 | 34,729 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Mbembeza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbembeza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbembeza is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbembeza? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,006,539th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. Mbembeza is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbembeza reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Other than Malawi it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbembedza | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mbembezi | 88 | 9 | / |
| Mbambeza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mbembeze | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mbambaza | 75 | 242 | / |
| Mwembesa | 75 | 36 | / |
| Mbomboza | 75 | 28 | / |
| Nbembezi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbimbiza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwembesha | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mwembecha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mbambazaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbmbisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbambisa | 63 | 1,012 | / |
| Mbambazo | 63 | 5 | / |
| Mbombisa | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mvimbezi | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nvembezi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbhambaso | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbimbitsa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbambiso | 50 | 120 | / |
| Nbambaza | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mwimbiza | 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 Mbembeza
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