Membi Surname

365,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Membi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Membi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5451:97,1419,633
Papua New Guinea1931:42,2475,146
Cameroon1561:133,13514,968
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
India101:76,706,538639,611
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Membi (185) may also be a first name.

Membi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Membi (Hindi: मेमबी, Russian: Мэмби) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Membi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 365,723rd most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,391,020 people. The last name Membi is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Membi reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 669,105th most frequent forename worldwide, held by 185 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 545 people, or 1 in 97,141. In Tanzania Membi is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 40 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 35 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 14 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside and Cameroon, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muembi91169/
Membis91129/
Moembi9127/
Membai918/
Membit912/
Membei912/
Memboi911/
Miembi911/
Meambi911/
Mhembi911/
Mmbi89705/
Maembei831/
Memba807,458/
Membe806,408/
Mambi805,762/
Mombi802,149/
Mimbi801,893/
Mmboi8097/
Mmbai8027/
Memvi8020/
Mmbei8019/
Memby808/
Menbi806/
Mmbui805/
Mahiembi771/
Maembe735,414/
Mhambi733,236/
Muimbi732,120/
Member731,091/
Mimbui73546/
Momboi73516/
Mhembe73487/
Mombai73461/
Mambai73424/
Mgembe73376/
Maimbi73255/
Mambei73231/
Mamboi73192/
Miembe73189/
Mambie73158/
Mhemba73155/
Muembe73142/
Mombei73111/
Moembe7398/
Mimbie7374/
Mmembe7368/
Miemba7367/
Mimbai7358/
Moimbi7345/
Mienbi7340/
Maambi7336/
Mambui7335/
Mombie7334/
Membey7328/
Mimboi7327/
Mambhi7325/
Mombui7321/
Membeh7319/
Mhimbi7310/
Meemui737/
Membez735/
Menbai735/
Membea735/
Mambih735/
Menbhi735/
Membes734/
Mommbi734/
Mombii734/
Memboa734/
Meembe733/
Membha733/
Memboj733/
Menbio733/
Mehnbi732/
Meimbe732/
Mimbih732/
Miombi732/
Membet732/
M'Mbui731/
Memboy731/
Mombhi731/
Mmemba731/
Memuie731/
Menmbe731/
M'Mbai731/
Meamba731/
Mimbei731/
Mimbio731/
Mimbip731/
Mhombi731/
Membee731/
Membeu731/
Memvie731/
Memwai731/
Menbei731/
Menbit731/
Mgimbi731/
M'Mboi731/
Mynmbi731/
Mmambi731/
Mimbis730/
Mahambi67323/
Meamber6772/
Memberr6760/
Mmba6738/
Mehenbi6721/
Mmbe6713/
Maimbai6713/
Mambhai6711/
Mienbai677/
Mhembee676/
M'Membe675/
Memmber675/
Maembea674/
Menbait673/
Meimber672/
Membeuh672/
Mmvi672/
Mahmbai671/
Membeah671/
Menbieh671/
Mmembee671/
Muenbai671/
Mmember671/
Maambai671/
Meumuih671/
Miembeh671/
Moimbai671/
Mmuimbi671/
Menmber671/
Mhember671/
Mhambie671/
Meember671/
Mnbi671/
Meimebe670/
Meambes670/
Membeat670/

Membi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Membi in the Hindi language
मेमबीmemabi50
मेम्बीmembi50
Membi in the Russian language
Мэмбиmembi-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Membi
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