Mhembele Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mhembele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mhembele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1201:441,18030,663
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mhembele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mhembele is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mhembele.

How Common Is The Last Name Mhembele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mhembele is the 1,649,806th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhembele reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 441,180. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Tanga Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Membele93170/
Meambele884/
Mhembeli882/
Miembele881/
Mambele801,926/
Mombele801,566/
Mimbele80157/
Membela80152/
Membile80114/
Membole8021/
Membale801/
Membiela75255/
Mhambale7542/
Maambele7521/
Mimbiele7512/
Manmbele7512/
Mambelea754/
Mambhele752/
Mhombile751/
Membelia751/
Mambiele751/
Mahambale7124/
Memvielle716/
Mitimbele711/
Mombeille711/
Mhanmbale711/
Mchimbile711/
Metembile711/
Mimbela672,447/
Mimbole67662/
Mambole67372/
Mambale67273/
Mombole67260/
Mambile67204/
Mombeli67172/
Membila67162/
Mombale67140/
Mambeli6798/
Mombile6768/
Membali6733/
Mimbale6715/
Memuela676/
Manbele674/
Mimvele671/
Membili671/

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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 Mhembele
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