Mirembe Surname

15,891st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mirembe Surname User-submission:

The surname Mirembe means 'peace' or 'peacefulness'. It is derived from the word emirembe, in the Luganda language of Uganda.

Mirembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda34,7571:1,123120
England831:671,30238,633
Rwanda491:231,9381,267
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Aruba11:103,4772,586

Mirembe (1,340) may also be a first name.

Mirembe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Mirembe means 'peace' or 'peacefulness'. It is derived from the word emirembe, in the Luganda language of Uganda.

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Mirembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mirembe is found most in Uganda. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mirembe? popularity and diffusion

Mirembe is the 15,891st most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 207,711 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mirembe live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mirembe is also the 214,551st most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 1,340 people.

This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 34,757 people, or 1 in 1,123. In Uganda Mirembe is most frequent in: Wakiso District, where 15 percent are found, Kampala District, where 11 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and Rwanda, where 0 percent are found.

Mirembe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mirembe last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Mirembe are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mirembe earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.9% less than the national average, earning $41,783 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mireembe937/
Mairembe933/
Miremnbe932/
Mirrembe932/
Miriembe931/
Miremmbe931/
Mirmbe922/
Murembe86200/
Mirambe8652/
Merembe8648/
Miremba8634/
Mirenbe8610/
Mirimbe865/
Mirembi864/
Mirombe863/
Myrembe862/
Mairambe8039/
Muerembe804/
Mairombe802/
Muroembe801/
Mirambee801/
Mireembi801/
Mremve7710/
Mermbe771/
Mirambi71271/
Mirimba71255/
Murombe71143/
Murambe7189/
Meremba7160/
Merombe7126/
Merembi7117/
Murembi7110/
Mermber716/
Merimbe711/
Mermbee711/
Merambe711/
Mirmbai711/
Mirimbai6756/
Mherembi6736/
Mhurombe6727/
Murrombe6714/
Mirambai679/
Meriemba675/
Murhombe672/
Merembai671/
Mirimbay671/
Mmermber671/
Merembio671/
Mirambhi671/
Mairemwa671/
Mairambi671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mirembe
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