Musembe Surname

497,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Musembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3541:130,45210,733
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Zimbabwe1021:151,35519,214
Tanzania211:2,521,02948,569
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Musembe (103) may also be a first name.

Musembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Musembe (Georgian: მუსემბე) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Musembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 497,847th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,008,378 people. The last name Musembe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musembe are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 103 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 354 people, or 1 in 130,452. In Kenya Musembe is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 59 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 23 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 14 percent are found. Beside Kenya Musembe exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent are found.

Musembe Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musembei93585/
Mushembe93184/
Musmbe922/
Mutshembe8849/
Mushembei881/
Musembi8636,053/
Muzembe868,391/
Mutembe864,012/
Mosembe86962/
Musambe86951/
Musimbe86552/
Musemba86311/
Mugembe86197/
Musombe86161/
Misembe86102/
Musemwe8614/
Mujembe865/
Mucembe864/
Muezmbe861/
Mumbe839,564/
M'Mushembe821/
Moutshembe821/
Mutembei8026,917/
Mushombe802,759/
Mutsembi80183/
Mushambe80181/
Mushemba80126/
Mushimbe80125/
Muchembe80100/
Mishembe8081/
Mutembey8075/
Muisambe8021/
Musaimbe8014/
Moutembe8010/
Mucembei809/
Mausambe806/
Museemba804/
Missembe804/
Mossembe802/
Musembih802/
Mouzembe802/
Muzember801/
Muszenbe801/
Museamba801/
Mushembi801/
Mussambe801/
Muteembe801/
Mutsimbe801/
Mmusembi801/
Moshembe801/
Musiemba801/
Musimber801/
Mucember800/
Moumbe771,139/
Maumbe77897/
Mumber77541/
Mumbee77280/
Moembe7798/
Muimbe779/
Mumbey778/
Mgumbe772/
Mumbea772/
Musnbe771/
Mumbei771/
Musmbi771/
Mushimbei751,326/
Mutshimbe75157/
Moussambe7533/
Mutchembe754/
Moussemba752/
Muysenber751/
Mushambie751/
Mushiombe751/
Mushombee751/
Mushommbe751/
Musimbi7114,516/
Musambi717,036/
Musemwa712,276/
Muzemba712,209/
Musimba711,023/
Muzembi71845/
Musombi71453/
Muzombe71401/
Muzimbe71264/
Muzambe71219/
Mutembi71206/
Mutimbe71126/
Mosemba71119/
Mucembi71108/
Mosimbe7135/
Munempe7134/
Misembi7134/
Mizembe7122/
M'Mushombe7121/
Muzemwe7112/
Mutembeeyi7112/
Moumbeu7110/
Misambe717/
Mozembe715/
Misombe714/
Musenbi713/
Misimbe712/
Mujimbe712/
Mugembi712/
Maumbee711/
Maumbeh711/
Mugimbe711/
Moumbep711/
Moumbes711/
Moumbet711/
Mosenbe711/
Mhumbed711/
Mumbeha711/
Mumbehe711/
Musomby711/
Musjmbi711/
Moumber710/
Mumba67308,029/
Mumbi6755,085/
Mombe675,127/
Mumby673,278/
Mushambi672,970/
Mushimba672,223/
Mushimbi671,072/
Musambai67812/
Muchembi67133/
Musambay67112/
Mutembai6762/
Muzhambe6753/
Mushemwa6747/
Mishombe6734/
Muchemwe6728/
Musimbay6721/
Missombe6715/
Mutsimbi6714/
Mossemba6710/
Musaimba677/
Mussimbi675/
Musambyi674/
Mushombi674/
Miziembe674/
Muchimbe674/
Mumbejje673/
Muzombie672/
Munbe672/
Muzembio671/
Muzhombe671/
Mudjimbe671/
Moutembi671/
Moutimbe671/
Mosembay671/
Musaambi671/
Missembi671/
Mishembi671/
Musuimba671/
Mussambi671/
Mosimbei671/
Mussamby671/
Maumbech670/

Musembe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musembe in the Georgian language
მუსემბეmusembe-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Musembe
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