Murembe Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Murembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 113 | 1:345,480 | 22,807 |
| Kenya | 60 | 1:769,665 | 31,365 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Murembe Demographics
Murembe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Murembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Murembe is most common in Uganda. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Murembe.
How Common Is The Last Name Murembe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Murembe is the 1,185,157th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname Murembe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Murembe reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Murembe is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 345,480. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Ntungamo District, where 21 percent are found, Isingiro District, where 19 percent are found and Kanungu District, where 11 percent are found. Other than Uganda Murembe exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 30 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent are found.
Murembe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muerembe | 93 | 4 | / |
| Muroembe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mirembe | 86 | 35,085 | / |
| Muremba | 86 | 578 | / |
| Murombe | 86 | 143 | / |
| Murambe | 86 | 89 | / |
| Murembi | 86 | 10 | / |
| Morembe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mhurombe | 80 | 27 | / |
| Murrombe | 80 | 14 | / |
| Mireembe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mirrembe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Murhombe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Murhemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Miremmbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Miriembe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mirmbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Murambi | 71 | 2,046 | / |
| Murimba | 71 | 960 | / |
| Murimbi | 71 | 250 | / |
| Muremwa | 71 | 163 | / |
| Mirambe | 71 | 52 | / |
| Moremba | 71 | 42 | / |
| Mirenbe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Murombi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mirimbe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mirembi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Murmbay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mirombe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Murenba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murambai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maurimba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Murrambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murombui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mireembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muraambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murambhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirambee | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Murembe
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