Memba Surname

66,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Memba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Memba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,3561:22,4712,781
DR Congo1,9361:38,1614,727
Kenya1,4221:32,4753,541
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
Cameroon3571:58,1777,494
Zambia2821:56,2055,162
Papua New Guinea2401:33,9743,987
India841:9,131,731182,786
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Spain581:806,07033,159
Equatorial Guinea491:23,177111
Zimbabwe491:315,06631,156
Uganda411:952,17842,125
Turkey351:2,223,46973,459
Liberia211:209,93013,691
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Memba (1,040) may also be a first name.

Memba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Memba (Oriya: େମା) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Memba? popularity and diffusion

Memba is the 66,794th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 977,145 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Memba reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 248,543rd most common first name globally, held by 1,040 people.

The surname Memba is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,356 people, or 1 in 22,471. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Singida Region, where 45 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 17 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and Kenya, where 19 percent are found.

Memba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Memba surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Memba earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 4.08% less than the national average, earning R 227,940 per year and in United States they earn 17.45% more than the national average, earning $50,679 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maemba91997/
Muemba91250/
Mhemba91155/
Membah91115/
Moemba9198/
Miemba9167/
Membai918/
Meumba916/
Membea915/
Memboa914/
Membha913/
Mgemba913/
Membga912/
Membas911/
Mmemba911/
Meamba911/
Mmba8938/
Maembea834/
Meembat833/
Membach832/
Membeah831/
Membeat830/
Mamba8091,922/
Membe806,408/
Momba804,870/
Mimba802,250/
Membo802,094/
Membi80986/
Memua80132/
Mmmba8055/
Menba8050/
Mmbai8027/
Mmbea8013/
Memwa8010/
Memby808/
Mmbaa808/
Mmbga803/
Mmbay802/
Mnmba801/
Muhiemba771/
Muheemba771/
Mgimba7315,215/
Maembe735,414/
Maimba733,094/
Muembo733,057/
Muimba733,034/
Mombay731,613/
Mhimba731,122/
Member731,091/
Mambea73964/
Mmbaya73802/
Mhamba73634/
Mammba73532/
Maamba73509/
Membou73499/
Mhembe73487/
Mombai73461/
Mambai73424/
Mgembe73376/
Mmamba73268/
Mhembo73192/
Miembe73189/
Moimba73169/
Muembi73169/
Maembo73159/
Muembe73142/
Membot73140/
Mhomba73135/
Membis73129/
Miomba73127/
Mmembo73117/
Mambah73116/
Moembe7398/
Mmbeha7394/
Mombea7379/
Miembo7373/
Mmembe7368/
Mambau7367/
Mimbah7367/
Mimbai7358/
Moembo7355/
Mambay7353/
Memuas7336/
Mimbay7335/
Membey7328/
Moembi7327/
Muymba7321/
Myomba7319/
Mambha7319/
Membeh7319/
Memvoa7316/
Memboh7313/
Mohmba7312/
Mambaa7310/
Meambo7310/
Mombaj737/
Mimbas737/
Membez735/
Menbai735/
Mhemwa735/
Mgembo734/
Membes734/
Meembe733/
Membos733/
Mimbea733/
Mahmba733/
Memboj733/
Membit732/
Memboo732/
Menboa732/
Membei732/
Meimbe732/
Maymba732/
Membet732/
Mombah732/
Memboi731/
Memboy731/
Memnua731/
Memvaa731/
Mmbath731/
Memuat731/
Miembi731/
Mienba731/
Menmbe731/
Mambaí731/
M'Mbai731/
Meambi731/
Moymba731/
Mombaa731/
Mombau731/
Membee731/
Membeu731/
Membop731/
Memmbo731/
Memwai731/
Menbad731/
Mhembi731/
Mmbaja731/
Mahamba6718,943/
Mmbi67705/
Mmbo67621/
Meamber6772/
Memboup6770/
Memberr6760/
Menbeah6753/
Mimbach6746/
Mimbaha6745/
Mmbe6713/
Maimbai6713/
Mambhai6711/
Meimbot678/
Mienbai677/
Mhembee676/
M'Mbaya676/
M'Membe675/
Memmber675/
Mhombah674/
Mimbaya674/
Menbait673/
Maambah673/
M'Mamba673/
Mimba'a673/
Meinbah672/
Meimber672/
Membeuh672/
Mahmbai671/
Maaimba671/
Maembei671/
Mehenba671/
Mginmba671/
Maimmba671/
Moimbah671/
Mambeah671/
Mmembee671/
Muenbai671/
Mmember671/
Mnba671/
Maambai671/
Meemboo671/
Meembou671/
Meumbou671/
Mhembou671/
Miembeh671/
Moimbai671/
Mohmbah671/
Membouh671/
Membout671/
Metmbou671/
Mambaha671/
Menmber671/
Mhember671/
Mhambau671/
M'Ambau671/
Meember671/
Mmva671/
Meimebe670/
Meambes670/

Memba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Memba in the Oriya language
େମାema66.67
େମema33.33

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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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  • 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 Memba
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