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 surname Mhembwe is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mhembwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 672,867th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 16,413,392 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhembwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mhembwe is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 18 people.
It is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 440 people, or 1 in 35,087. In Zimbabwe Mhembwe is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 38 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 19 percent live and Harare Province, where 18 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also common 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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