Movembe Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Movembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Movembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Movembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Movembe occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Movembe? popularity and diffusion

Movembe is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Movembe are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Movembe is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 508,140. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Mokhotlong District, where 75 percent are found and Leribe District, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and Spain, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Movember931/
Mobembe86196/
Movambe8621/
Mavembe865/
Mevembe862/
Mowembe861/
Moubembe8017/
Mouwembe8010/
Maouembe802/
Mompembe801/
Mavesimbe751/
Mavimbe716,183/
Mabembe71373/
Mavambe71213/
Mewembe71118/
Mobemba71102/
Mavemba7190/
Mawombe7182/
Mobembi7148/
Mawembe7144/
Mowemba7138/
Mobimbe7134/
Movombi7121/
Movimba714/
Mewambe712/
Mavombe711/
Mowembi711/
Mavembi711/
Mampembe671,337/
Mouwembi674/
Moubemba672/
Mabembeh671/
Maswembe671/
Mavhimbe671/
Meuwembe671/
Mouwemby671/
Mawiembe671/
Mavhemba671/

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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 Movembe
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