Mbembi Surname

252,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,565 people bear this surname

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

Mbembi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbembi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3001:56,8306,798
Cameroon2511:82,74510,094
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mbembi (36) may also be a first name.

Mbembi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbembi has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbembi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbembi is the 252,790th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,656,579 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbembi live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mbembi is also the 1,717,090th most common first name on earth, held by 36 people.

The last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,300 people, or 1 in 56,830. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 16 percent reside and Gabon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbiembi9228/
Mbuembi924/
Mbeimbi921/
Mbiembie865/
Mbemba8341,953/
Mbambi8338,880/
Mbembe8321,582/
Mbombi836,793/
Mwembi83705/
Muembi83169/
Mvembi8310/
Mbembé831/
Nbembi831/
Mbhombi77572/
M'Bemba77233/
Mbaimbi7755/
Mbambai7728/
Mbiemba7727/
Mmbembe7721/
Mbombhi7716/
Mouembi7711/
M'Bambi7710/
M'Bombi775/
M'Bimbi775/
Mbembeh774/
Mbembea774/
M'Bembe773/
Mveimbi773/
Mbhambi773/
Mbombai772/
Mwembie771/
Mwembui771/
Mwembai771/
Mbembey771/
Mbembay771/
Mbeembe771/
Mbombui771/
Mbamboi771/
Mbhimbi771/
Mbommbi771/
Mbembhe771/
Mbemmba771/
Mbenbui771/
Mvmbi731/
Mbmba731/
Mbaimbai712,595/
Mbhombhi71250/
Mouhembi714/
Mbgembge712/
Mbembaya711/
M'Mbembe711/
Mbembgeh711/
Mbhembhe711/
Mvemba6712,068/
Mwimbi675,722/
Mwemba674,376/
Mvimbi672,553/
Muimbi672,120/
Muemba67250/
Mbamby6756/
Mbenbe6738/
Nvembi6721/
Mbymby6710/
Mbomby674/
Mbenba674/
Nbemba673/
Mbenui672/
Mvemvi671/
Mbemva671/
Nwembi671/
Nbembe671/
Mbemwe671/

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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
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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 Mbembi
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