Membe Surname

76,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Membe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Membe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,6971:14,3201,871
DR Congo1,1151:66,2607,815
Malawi6011:28,4844,289
Zambia3781:41,9314,118
Uganda2111:185,02015,254
Cameroon1071:194,10320,154
Congo931:53,6464,856
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
Ivory Coast381:607,13817,958
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
England151:3,714,537119,675
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
India71:109,580,769786,157
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Membe (669) may also be a first name.

Membe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Membe occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Membe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 76,456th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,137,257 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Membe are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Membe is also the 320,785th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 669 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,697 people, or 1 in 14,320. In Tanzania Membe is primarily concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 37 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent live and Songwe Region, where 13 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Membe exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Malawi, where 9 percent live.

Membe Last Name Statistics demography

Membe earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.15% less than the national average, earning $15,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maembe915,414/
Member911,091/
Mhembe91487/
Mgembe91376/
Miembe91189/
Muembe91142/
Moembe9198/
Mmembe9168/
Membey9128/
Membeh9119/
Membez915/
Membea915/
Membes914/
Meembe913/
Membei912/
Meimbe912/
Membet912/
Menmbe911/
Membee911/
Membeu911/
Mmbe8913/
Meamber8372/
Memberr8360/
Mhembee836/
M'Membe835/
Memmber835/
Maembea834/
Meimber832/
Membeuh832/
Maembei831/
Membeah831/
Mmembee831/
Mmember831/
Miembeh831/
Menmber831/
Mhember831/
Meember831/
Meimebe830/
Meambes830/
Membeat830/
Memba807,458/
Mombe805,127/
Mambe805,093/
Mimbe802,340/
Membi80986/
Mmbei8019/
Mmbea8013/
Memve8011/
Memby808/
Menbe808/
Mmbee804/
Mmber804/
Memue802/
Mhmbe802/
M'Mbe801/
Mmbeh801/
Memwe801/
Mmbet801/
Mhembeer771/
Menber739,934/
Myombe736,880/
Mhambe731,086/
Mambea73964/
Mmambe73445/
Mgimbe73324/
Mombey73285/
Mambeu73277/
Mambei73231/
Muembi73169/
Mambie73158/
Mhemba73155/
Membis73129/
Mombei73111/
Mambey73108/
Maimbe7399/
Mmbeha7394/
Mhombe7391/
Mombea7379/
Mimbie7374/
Miemba7367/
Miombe7365/
Maambe7363/
Moimbe7349/
Mombeh7347/
Mambeh7339/
Mimbes7336/
Mombie7334/
Mimbey7329/
Moembi7327/
Mimber7319/
Memoue7314/
Mombeu7314/
Menbez739/
Muimbe739/
Menbes738/
Membai738/
Mimbet737/
Memboa734/
Mimbeu734/
Menbet734/
Membha733/
Mimbea733/
Mimbeh733/
Memboj733/
Membit732/
Mambhe732/
Menbee732/
Mmemve732/
Mohmbe732/
Mambee731/
Memboi731/
Memboy731/
Memuey731/
Mmemba731/
Memuie731/
Memwer731/
Miembi731/
Mahmbe731/
Meamba731/
Meambi731/
Mimbei731/
Mmenbe731/
Memvie731/
Menbei731/
Menbeu731/
Mümber731/
Mhembi731/
Mgemve731/
Mmbi67705/
Mahambe67155/
Menbeah6753/
Mmba6738/
Mhambeh677/
Myombee672/
Mnbe672/
Menbieh671/
Mambeah671/
Memouer671/
Mymmbee671/
Mhambee671/
Maimbee671/
Maimbep671/
Maimber671/
Moimbeh671/
Memmoue671/
Memnoue671/
Memouey671/
Mhambie671/
Menbeer671/
Mmenber671/
Memnuer670/

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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 Membe
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