Munyembe Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Munyembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Munyembe (16) may also be a first name.

Munyembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munyembe is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Munyembe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyembe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,967,751st most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. Munyembe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Munyembe reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Munyembe is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 16 people.

This last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 321,630. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 46 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 38 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 13 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe Munyembe is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 38 percent are found and Zambia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munyemba882,778/
Mungembe88139/
Munyembi8815/
Muneembe884/
Munyemwe881/
Munyimbe881/
Munyiemba824/
Munyimba75650/
Muniemba7550/
Munyemwa751/
Monyemba751/
Mungaumbe711/
Munyiamba711/
Munyewa6713/
Munaumba63275/
Munjimbi6375/
Munjimba6336/
Monjemba6334/
Munyimwa6321/
Munyinwe631/
Munaimba631/
Mounoumbi591/
Mounoumbai5612/
Munyawa5397/
Munyawi5316/
Monyewa531/
Muinyawa501/

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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 Munyembe
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