Metembe Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Metembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Metembe Last Name Facts

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

Metembe is found most in Cameroon. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Metembe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Metembe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Metembe are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 89 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Metembe is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon Metembe is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 60 percent live, South Region, where 20 percent live and Southwest Region, where 20 percent live. Barring Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 44 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metembei931/
Matembe8627,570/
Mesembe861,139/
Mitembe86340/
Motembe8654/
Metombe864/
Mathembe80162/
Messembe8093/
Mesember807/
Methemba805/
Matembea802/
Mateembe802/
Matembei801/
Methembi801/
Mhembe77487/
Mgembe77376/
Meimbe772/
Matimbe7129,174/
Matombe711,558/
Mitombe71151/
Motombe71141/
Motimbe71117/
Misembe71102/
Meamber7172/
Mitemba7165/
Matambe7158/
Motembi7142/
Metambi7126/
Matembi718/
Mhembee716/
Mitambe714/
Mitimbe713/
Metimba713/
Motambe713/
Meimber712/
Mhenmbe711/
Metombi711/
Mhember711/
Mesenbe711/
Metemwi711/
Motmbeu711/
Meinebe710/
Meambes710/
Michembe67163/
Mothembi6738/
Mesenbet6736/
Mithembi6723/
Matimbei6719/
Mathembi6718/
Mathombe6716/
Mathimbe6710/
Matimbhe674/
Missembe674/
Mothambe674/
Misember673/
Matimbeh672/
Maitemba672/
Maisembe672/
Messimbe671/
Metenoue671/
Maatimbe671/
Mhembeer671/
Mathambe671/
Mattenbe670/

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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 Metembe
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