Metembo Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Metembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Metembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa571:950,48660,033
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Metembo Last Name Facts

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

Metembo occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Metembo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Metembo is the 2,530,696th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Metembo reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 950,486. In South Africa Metembo is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent are found, Western Cape, where 21 percent are found and Gauteng, where 12 percent are found. Beside South Africa Metembo is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Metembo Last Name Statistics demography

Metembo earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.8% more than the national average, earning R 296,568 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metembou933/
Maetembo931/
Meteambou881/
Matembo8611,958/
Mitembo861,344/
Motembo86789/
Mesembo86109/
Metombo8655/
Metambo866/
Metmbou861/
Mathembo80239/
Mothembo8016/
Metombou8014/
Mattembo8010/
Methemba805/
Mittembo804/
Mehembou803/
Metenbou802/
Mhembo77192/
Meambo7710/
Mgembo774/
Matmbo772/
Matiembou752/
Messembot751/
Matuembou751/
Matemba7122,878/
Matambo7113,886/
Mitambo714,459/
Matombo712,094/
Motombo71367/
Motambo71299/
Mesemba71233/
Misembo71142/
Matimbo7191/
Mitombo7176/
Mitemba7165/
Metomba7113/
Metamba719/
Meimbot718/
Mitimbo717/
Motemba716/
Metimba713/
Motimbo712/
Mhembou711/
Meumbou711/
Motymbo711/
Mathambo672,263/
Michembo67918/
Mathemba67441/
Maitambo6767/
Maitombo6758/
Mathombo6736/
Motaimbo6727/
Meeneboo6721/
Matimbou6718/
Matiemba6715/
Memvo678/
Missembo675/
Moteamba674/
Mothemba673/
Maitemba672/
Motombou672/
Messemba672/
Mithambo672/
Mothambo672/
Mittambo671/
Maisembo671/
Maitemwo671/
Muitambo671/
Muheemba671/
Mitamboh671/
Memhbood671/
Metienwo671/
Mothombo671/
Mattambo671/
Matambho671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Metembo
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