Mbhem Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mbhem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbhem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2731:198,45321,324
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693

Mbhem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbhem occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbhem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 950,707th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. The last name Mbhem is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbhem are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mbhem is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 273 people, or 1 in 198,453. In South Africa Mbhem is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent reside, Gauteng, where 16 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 1 percent reside.

Mbhem Last Name Statistics demography

Mbhem earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.13% less than the national average, earning R 97,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbheme911/
Mbehem911/
Mbheem911/
Mbem892,513/
Mbeheme831/
Mbeme80257/
Mbeum8010/
Mmbem806/
Mhuem801/
Mbeam801/
Mbiem801/
Mbetm801/
Muheim73764/
Mouhem73147/
Mbetem7341/
Mbemme7320/
Mbinhe735/
M'Beim731/
Mbesem731/
Nbehem731/
Mwheem731/
Muheam730/
Mwem67500/
Mbim67104/
Mvem6773/
Mbessem6715/
Muem679/
Mouheme678/
Nbem672/
Muheemd672/
Mouhemd672/
Mbettim671/
Mbessim671/
Mbeatem671/

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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 Mbhem
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