Michembe Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Michembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 162 | 1:326,800 | 24,625 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Michembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Michembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Michembe is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Michembe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,359,010th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Michembe are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Michembe is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 326,800. In Tanzania Michembe is mostly concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 99 percent live and Geita Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Tanzania Michembe exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michember | 94 | 1 | / |
| Michiembee | 89 | 1 | / |
| Muchembe | 88 | 100 | / |
| Mishembe | 88 | 81 | / |
| Mickembe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Michambe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mhembe | 86 | 487 | / |
| Mitembe | 80 | 340 | / |
| Misembe | 80 | 102 | / |
| Mikembe | 80 | 57 | / |
| Mizembe | 80 | 22 | / |
| Migembe | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mhembee | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mhenmbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mijembe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mhember | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muchembi | 75 | 133 | / |
| Muchombe | 75 | 15 | / |
| Muchimbe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mikiembe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Missembe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Miziembe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Misember | 75 | 3 | / |
| Muchambe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Maisembe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mishembi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Michimba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mhembeer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mgembe | 71 | 376 | / |
| Mgimbe | 71 | 324 | / |
| Mhemba | 71 | 155 | / |
| Maimbe | 71 | 99 | / |
| Moimbe | 71 | 49 | / |
| Mhenbe | 71 | 17 | / |
| Muimbe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Meimbe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maissembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metsiembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metchimbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhembi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mikembi | 67 | 1,776 | / |
| Mesembe | 67 | 1,139 | / |
| Misemba | 67 | 787 | / |
| Mizimbe | 67 | 601 | / |
| Meamber | 67 | 72 | / |
| Mekembe | 67 | 59 | / |
| Misembi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mikemba | 67 | 14 | / |
| Metembe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mhenbee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mitimbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Misimbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mainebe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mezimbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mezembe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meimber | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moimbeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moinebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mikmbei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhenber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Micimbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mizembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maimber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maissembei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maimbee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maimbep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meinebe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Meambes | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Michembe
- 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