Mitembe Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mitembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mitembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mitembe (27) may also be a first name.

Mitembe Last Name Facts

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

Mitembe is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mitembe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mitembe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 818,364th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,433,959 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mitembe reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mitembe is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 27 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Barring Malawi this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutembe864,012/
Mitombe86151/
Misembe86102/
Mitemba8665/
Metembe869/
Mitambe864/
Mitimbe863/
Mutembei8026,917/
Michembe80163/
Mutembey8075/
Mithembi8023/
Missembe804/
Misember803/
Maisembe802/
Muthembe802/
Maitemba802/
Muteembe801/
Metembei801/
Mhembe77487/
Mgembe77376/
Mgimbe77324/
Maimbe7799/
Moimbe7749/
Muimbe779/
Meimbe772/
Michember751/
Maissembe751/
Mutambe717,184/
Mesembe711,139/
Mutombe711,001/
Mutembi71206/
Mutimbe71126/
Mitambi7183/
Meamber7172/
Misembi7134/
Mitombi7127/
Mutembeeyi7112/
Mhembee716/
Metombe714/
Misimbe712/
Meimber712/
Mainebe712/
Mitimba712/
Maimbee711/
Mhenmbe711/
Maissembei711/
Moinebe711/
Mhember711/
Mitimbi711/
Moimbeh711/
Maimber711/
Maimbep711/
Meinebe710/
Meambes710/
Maitemwa67547/
Messembe6793/
Mutembai6762/
Muthembi6754/
Muthambe6711/
Memve6711/
Mesember677/
Mithimbi675/
Methemba675/
Muthimbe674/
Maitimbi673/
Mahiembi671/
Mutambie671/
Muthombe671/
Mutimbeu671/
Mutiembi671/
Missembi671/
Messimbe671/
Methembi671/
Mhembeer671/
Maitombi671/

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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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  • 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 Mitembe
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