Murembe Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Murembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1131:345,48022,807
Kenya601:769,66531,365
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Murembe Last Name Facts

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

Murembe occurs most in Uganda. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Murembe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murembe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,185,157th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Murembe are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Murembe is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 345,480. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Ntungamo District, where 21 percent live, Isingiro District, where 19 percent live and Kanungu District, where 11 percent live. Aside from Uganda it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 30 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live.

Murembe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Murembe last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muerembe934/
Muroembe931/
Mirembe8635,085/
Muremba86578/
Murombe86143/
Murambe8689/
Murembi8610/
Morembe864/
Mhurombe8027/
Murrombe8014/
Mireembe807/
Mirrembe802/
Murhombe802/
Murhemba801/
Miremmbe801/
Miriembe801/
Mirmbe772/
Murambi712,046/
Murimba71960/
Murimbi71250/
Muremwa71163/
Mirambe7152/
Moremba7142/
Mirenbe7110/
Murombi717/
Mirimbe715/
Mirembi714/
Murmbay714/
Mirombe713/
Murenba711/
Murambai673/
Maurimba672/
Murrambi671/
Murombui671/
Mireembi671/
Muraambi671/
Murambhi671/
Mirambee671/

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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 Murembe
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