Mtembe Surname
Approximately 566 people bear this surname
Mtembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 549 | 1:31,182 | 4,677 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mtembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mtembe is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtembe? popularity and diffusion
Mtembe is the 560,645th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 12,875,523 people. Mtembe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtembe reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 549 people, or 1 in 31,182. Outside of Malawi it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mtembei | 92 | 860 | / |
| Mthembe | 92 | 25 | / |
| Mtembie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mthembie | 86 | 46 | / |
| Mtembesh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mtemba | 83 | 904 | / |
| Mtimbe | 83 | 414 | / |
| Mtambe | 83 | 345 | / |
| Mtembi | 83 | 87 | / |
| Mtombe | 83 | 73 | / |
| Mtemwe | 83 | 13 | / |
| Mthmbe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mtemby | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mthembi | 77 | 1,492 | / |
| Mthemba | 77 | 139 | / |
| Mthemwe | 77 | 111 | / |
| Mthemby | 77 | 65 | / |
| Mthambe | 77 | 22 | / |
| Mthimbe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mthombe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mtembai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mtimber | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhtimbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mthembuy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mthembui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mthombei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mtimba | 67 | 1,827 | / |
| Mtambi | 67 | 878 | / |
| Mtimbi | 67 | 358 | / |
| Mtombi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mtemwa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mthimba | 62 | 14 | / |
| Mthambi | 62 | 3 | / |
| Mthemwa | 62 | 3 | / |
| Mthenbi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mthombi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mtnba | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mtimve | 50 | 24 | / |
| Mtimue | 50 | 10 | / |
| Mtimwa | 50 | 6 | / |
| Mtenui | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mtimwi | 50 | 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 Mtembe
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