Munembe Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Munembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3871:39,8926,158
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Munembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munembe is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Munembe is the 739,868th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 18,686,015 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Munembe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 387 people, or 1 in 39,892. In Zimbabwe Munembe is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 80 percent are found, Harare Province, where 13 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Mozambique, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mungembe93139/
Muneembe934/
Munemba86205/
Minembe86110/
Munembi8647/
Munombe8616/
Monembe8614/
Munambe8611/
Munemwe861/
Muniemba8050/
Muenombe8041/
Munyombe8026/
Munhemba803/
Munhambe801/
Munhombe801/
Mun'ombe801/
Monembi71157/
Munimba71134/
Minembi7182/
Munemwa7139/
Munambi7132/
Minimbe7126/
Munenwe7122/
Minambe7117/
Minombe714/
Monemba712/
Munymba711/
Munombi711/
Munambay6721/
Munhambi678/
Mounombi671/
Mungimbi671/
Muneenwa671/
Munhemwa671/
Munaimba671/
Minimbi57594/
Munenwa57530/
Minambi5710/
Monimba571/
Monenbi571/

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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 Munembe
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