Mbembu Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Mbembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mbembu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbembu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbembu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mbembu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbembu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mbembu is the 1,484,726th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Mbembu reside; 77 percent reside in Central Africa and 77 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 677,794. Beside The DR Congo this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbuembu | 92 | 75 | / |
| Mbembou | 92 | 7 | / |
| Mbhembu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mbembuh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbeimbu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbambu | 83 | 62,240 | / |
| Mwembu | 83 | 6,582 | / |
| Mbombu | 83 | 4,707 | / |
| Muembu | 83 | 1,288 | / |
| Mbimbu | 83 | 361 | / |
| Mbemvu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mbenbu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbimbus | 77 | 72 | / |
| Muhembu | 77 | 42 | / |
| Mbhambu | 77 | 27 | / |
| Mbombou | 77 | 17 | / |
| Mbaambu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mbimbui | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mbambau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbimbut | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mbambuu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbimbuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbenbui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwembui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwembou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmbambu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muembuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbambhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbombui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbhambhu | 71 | 36 | / |
| Mwimbu | 67 | 496 | / |
| Muimbu | 67 | 250 | / |
| Mvimbu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muemvu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwembu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwemvu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mvemvu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nbambu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbenwu | 67 | 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
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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 Mbembu
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