Mtembi Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mtembi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mtembi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa761:712,86550,752
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Mtembi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mtembi is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mtembi? popularity and diffusion

Mtembi is the 2,007,164th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. Mtembi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtembi are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Mtembi is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 712,865. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 50 percent are found, Gauteng, where 41 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 5 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 7 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.

Mtembi Last Name Statistics demography

Mtembi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.51% less than the national average, earning R 124,740 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mthembi921,492/
Mtembei92860/
Mtembai922/
Mtembie921/
Mthembie8646/
Mthembui861/
Mtemba83904/
Mtambi83878/
Mtembe83566/
Mtimbi83358/
Mtombi8341/
Mtemby834/
Mthemba77139/
Mthemby7765/
Mthembe7725/
Mthambi773/
Mthombi771/
Mthenbi771/
Mthombei711/
Mtembesh711/
Mthembuy711/
Mtimba671,827/
Mtimbe67414/
Mtambe67345/
Mtombe6773/
Mtemwa6725/
Mtemwe6713/
Mthmbe674/
Mtenui671/
Mtimwi671/
Mthemwe62111/
Mthambe6222/
Mthimba6214/
Mthimbe624/
Mthombe623/
Mthemwa623/
Mhtimbe621/
Mtimber621/
Mtimnwi621/
Mtimwii621/
Mtnba551/
Mtimve5024/
Mtimue5010/
Mtimwa506/

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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 Mtembi
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