Mrembe Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mrembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mrembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania981:540,22134,788
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907

Mrembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mrembe has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mrembe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,806,862nd most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mrembe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 540,221. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mara Region, where 90 percent live, Kigoma Region, where 9 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Myrembe922/
Mairembe863/
Mremba8361/
Mrambe8312/
Mremve8310/
Mirmbe832/
Mrombe831/
Mermbe831/
Mermber776/
Mermbee771/
Mremboi771/
Mmermber711/
M'Raïmbe711/
Mrimbi6712/
Meyrembay679/
Mrimba679/
Mrambi676/
Mremwa671/
Mrnweed621/
Mrhombi621/
Mirmbai621/
Mhrnbi502/

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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 Mrembe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis