Mbembo Surname

51,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Gabon

Mbembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8,4831:8,7091,077
Gabon8591:2,199375
Congo5551:8,9891,288
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Cameroon481:432,68936,488
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
France31:22,140,907385,998
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mbembo (192) may also be a first name.

Mbembo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbembo is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbembo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 51,182nd most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 727,518 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbembo reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 655,603rd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 192 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 8,483 people, or 1 in 8,709. Not including The DR Congo Mbembo exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Gabon, where 9 percent live and The Congo, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbuembo9264/
Mbembos9213/
Mbembou927/
Mbembot923/
M'Bembo923/
Mbesmbo921/
Mbemboh921/
Mbiembo921/
Mbeumbo921/
Mbmbo9149/
Mbiemboh861/
Mbemba8341,953/
Mbambo8340,019/
Mwembo8311,020/
Muembo833,057/
Mbimbo83585/
Mbenbo8311/
Mvembo832/
M'Bemba77233/
Mbiemba7727/
Mbuemba7722/
Mbimboy7721/
Mweembo7713/
Mbhambo7711/
Mbammbo773/
Mbaimbo773/
Mbembat772/
M'Bombo772/
Mbemmba771/
Mouembo771/
Mbamboi771/
Mwembou771/
Mwemboh771/
Mbehmwo771/
Mboemba771/
Mbhombo771/
Mbmba731/
Mbhambho7137/
Mbembath7116/
Mbhombho712/
Mbiemvoh711/
Mouembos711/
Mbamba6718,648/
Mvemba6712,068/
Mbimba674,733/
Mwemba674,376/
Mwimbo67350/
Muemba67250/
Mwenbo6748/
Mvimbo6728/
Muimbo6725/
Nwembo6711/
Nbombo675/
Mbenba674/
Nbemba673/
Nbambo672/
Nbenbo671/
Nuembo671/
Mbemva671/

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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 Mbembo
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