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 last name Membi (Hindi: मेमबी, Russian: Мэмби) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Membi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Membi is the 365,723rd most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,391,020 people. The surname Membi occurs predominantly 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 frequently used first name at a global level, held by 185 people.

Membi is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 545 people, or 1 in 97,141. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 40 percent are found, Simiyu Region, where 35 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 14 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found and Cameroon, where 16 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Membi
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