Mmembu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mmembu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mmembu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mmembu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mmembu occurs most in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mmembu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mmembu live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Mmembu is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 17 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Mmembu occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Membu91406/
Muembu831,288/
Membou83499/
Moembu83233/
Membup8313/
Mhembu8313/
Maembu8311/
Mmambu831/
Mgembu831/
Membut831/
Membeu831/
Mmbu801/
Memboup7770/
Mehembu772/
Membeuh772/
Metmbou771/
Membout771/
Membouh771/
Mhembou771/
Meumbou771/
Muembuh771/
Meembou771/
Mambu7338,080/
Mimbu731,512/
Mombu73147/
Menbu7343/
Mmbui735/
Mehembou713/
Mimbui67546/
Mambeu67277/
Muimbu67250/
Maimbu6775/
Mambau6767/
Mimbou6745/
Mambui6735/
Memboe6723/
Mombui6721/
Memvuh6716/
Mombeu6714/
Menbou678/
Mambhu678/
Maambu675/
Mimbeu674/
Memboo672/
Menbeu671/
M'Mbui671/
Mambuy671/
Mombau671/
Mombuh671/
Mhambu671/

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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 Mmembu
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