Milembe Surname

186,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Milembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Milembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,0601:69,6988,188
Tanzania1,0521:50,3255,584
Uganda1441:271,10619,583
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Milembe (34,397) may also be a first name.

Milembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Milembe is most common in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Milembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 186,108th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,201,909 people. The surname Milembe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Milembe live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Milembe is also the 25,065th most common first name worldwide, held by 34,397 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,060 people, or 1 in 69,698. Outside of The DR Congo Milembe exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 46 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.

Milembe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mileembe931/
Mailembe931/
Mlembe92712/
Melembe8612,552/
Milemba866,072/
Milembi862,508/
Mulembe861,153/
Milombe86563/
Milambe86530/
Milimbe862/
Milemwe861/
Milenbe861/
Mhelembe80514/
Mailambe802/
Mileimba801/
Milenber801/
Milyambe801/
Mileamba801/
Muilombe801/
Mlembi771/
Muilenber751/
Mueluembe751/
Mulombe715,826/
Mulembi71699/
Mulambe71534/
Milimba71267/
Milambi71207/
Milombi7169/
Milimbi7163/
Milenba7121/
Mulimbe717/
Melemba714/
Milomby711/
Melombe711/
Melembi711/
Melenbe711/
Milamby710/
Melenbez676/
Melembai676/
Mulhambe674/
Muhlambe672/
Melambie672/
Mihlambi671/
Mhelemba671/
Meliemba671/
Milimbiy671/
Mhelenbe671/
Milamboi671/
Mailambi671/
Milenuea670/

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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
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  • 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 Milembe
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