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

Munembe occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Munembe.

How Common Is The Last Name Munembe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 739,868th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 18,686,015 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Munembe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Munembe is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 387 people, or 1 in 39,892. In Zimbabwe Munembe is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 80 percent reside, Harare Province, where 13 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 3 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and Mozambique, where 0 percent reside.

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
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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 Munembe
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