Mhembwe Surname
Approximately 444 people bear this surname
Mhembwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 440 | 1:35,087 | 5,416 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Mhembwe (18) may also be a first name.
Mhembwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mhembwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mhembwe is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mhembwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mhembwe? popularity and diffusion
Mhembwe is the 672,867th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 16,413,392 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhembwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 18 people.
The last name Mhembwe is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 440 people, or 1 in 35,087. In Zimbabwe Mhembwe is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 38 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 19 percent live and Harare Province, where 18 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Membwe | 92 | 35 | / |
| Mhombwe | 86 | 204 | / |
| Miembwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mhambwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Metimbwe | 80 | 23 | / |
| Mmhombwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mitembwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mchembwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mambwe | 77 | 58,688 | / |
| Mombwe | 77 | 80 | / |
| Membwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Membue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maambwe | 71 | 21 | / |
| Maimbwe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mmombwe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Memboue | 71 | 3 | / |
| Muimbwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maymbwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mimbweh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mambweh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Manmbwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Membouet | 67 | 177 | / |
| Mchimbwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mchimbwi | 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 Mhembwe
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