Metembu Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Metembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metembou | 93 | 3 | / |
| Methembu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Meteambou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matembu | 86 | 681 | / |
| Motembu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mehembu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Metmbou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mitembu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mothembu | 80 | 54 | / |
| Mathembu | 80 | 47 | / |
| Metombou | 80 | 14 | / |
| Mehembou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mithembu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Metenbou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mechembu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mhembu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Mgembu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matiembou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Matuembou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matambu | 71 | 2,228 | / |
| Matimbu | 71 | 132 | / |
| Mitambu | 71 | 104 | / |
| Mitimbu | 71 | 103 | / |
| Mhembou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meumbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motombu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motmbeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matimbou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mathombu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mathambu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Motombou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Michembu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Metembu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis