Mpembe Surname
Approximately 23,159 people bear this surname
Mpembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 18,580 | 1:3,976 | 445 |
| South Africa | 3,194 | 1:16,962 | 2,135 |
| Congo | 761 | 1:6,556 | 1,027 |
| Tanzania | 473 | 1:111,927 | 10,777 |
| Uganda | 84 | 1:464,753 | 27,435 |
| Zambia | 44 | 1:360,226 | 18,771 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Mpembè (1) are calculated separately.
Mpembe (233) may also be a first name.
Mpembe Demographics
Average Mpembe Salary in
South Africa
R 147,972
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mpembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpembe is most common in The DR Congo. It can also appear as: Mpembè. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpembe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 23,393rd most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 314,674 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpembe reside; 84 percent reside in Central Africa and 84 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mpembe is also the 587,225th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 233 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 18,580 people, or 1 in 3,976. Outside of The DR Congo this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent are found and The Congo, where 3 percent are found.
Mpembe Last Name Statistics demography
Mpembe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.73% less than the national average, earning R 147,972 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpembè | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mpembee | 92 | 498 | / |
| Mphembe | 92 | 14 | / |
| M'Pembe | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mpembet | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mpember | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mpaembe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mpembie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mpembed | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mpiembea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mpemba | 83 | 49,650 | / |
| Mpembi | 83 | 687 | / |
| Mpambe | 83 | 610 | / |
| Mpimbe | 83 | 406 | / |
| Mpombe | 83 | 32 | / |
| Mpenbe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mpemve | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mphemba | 77 | 184 | / |
| M'Pemba | 77 | 17 | / |
| Mphambe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mpeemba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpambie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bembe | 73 | 5,841 | / |
| Vembe | 73 | 1,420 | / |
| Mpmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uambembe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bhembe | 67 | 11,345 | / |
| Mpimbi | 67 | 1,319 | / |
| Mpambi | 67 | 943 | / |
| Biembe | 67 | 877 | / |
| Baembe | 67 | 575 | / |
| Mpimba | 67 | 424 | / |
| Bembea | 67 | 147 | / |
| Bember | 67 | 147 | / |
| Boembe | 67 | 116 | / |
| Bembey | 67 | 115 | / |
| Mpombi | 67 | 86 | / |
| Beembe | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mpemva | 67 | 45 | / |
| Npemba | 67 | 35 | / |
| Beambe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bembes | 67 | 15 | / |
| Venmbe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bembeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bembeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mpenba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bembet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buembe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bembhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Veembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpemwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bembee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bembie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Npembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bem'be | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bembei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vembei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behmbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beumbe | 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 Mpembe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis