Mlembe Surname
Approximately 712 people bear this surname
Mlembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 570 | 1:92,880 | 9,276 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
Mlembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mlembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mlembe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlembe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mlembe is the 471,234th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 10,235,317 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlembe are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mlembe is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 570 people, or 1 in 92,880. In Tanzania it is most common in: Iringa Region, where 80 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 16 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 18 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melembe | 92 | 12,552 | / |
| Milembe | 92 | 2,276 | / |
| Mhlembe | 92 | 11 | / |
| Mhelembe | 86 | 514 | / |
| Mileembe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mailembe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mlemba | 83 | 813 | / |
| Mlombe | 83 | 349 | / |
| Mlambe | 83 | 347 | / |
| Mlembi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Milmbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Milemba | 77 | 6,072 | / |
| Milembi | 77 | 2,508 | / |
| Mhlambe | 77 | 418 | / |
| Melemba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mhlombe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Milimbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mmlambe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Melembi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Melmber | 77 | 1 | / |
| Melenbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Milenbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mliambee | 71 | 11 | / |
| Melenbez | 71 | 6 | / |
| Melembai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mhelemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Milenber | 71 | 1 | / |
| Millombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhelenbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meliemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mlimba | 67 | 1,446 | / |
| Mlemwa | 67 | 882 | / |
| Mlambi | 67 | 806 | / |
| Mlombi | 67 | 464 | / |
| Mlimbi | 67 | 93 | / |
| Mylymberh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Melenberh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Millenber | 67 | 2 | / |
| Milmba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muilenber | 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 Mlembe
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