Menembe Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Menembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Menembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Menembe occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Menembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Menembe live; 55 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.

The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: East Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 40 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhenembe937/
Manembe86624/
Minembe86110/
Menambe8658/
Menombe8627/
Monembe8614/
Menemba864/
Manhembe80280/
Menenbez801/
Menenber801/
Mainembe801/
Maniembe801/
Mingembe801/
Mienombe801/
Manambe71259/
Manombe71229/
Monembi71157/
Minembi7182/
Menemwa7160/
Minimbe7126/
Minemba7118/
Minambe7117/
Manembi7116/
Menimbi7111/
Monambe7110/
Minombe714/
Menambi712/
Minemwe711/
Manimbe711/
Man'ombe67175/
Manhimbe67135/
Mienambi672/
Mainemba672/
Mainambe671/
Mainimbe671/
Mainemwe671/
Menemwaa671/

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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 Menembe
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