Musembi Surname

15,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Musembi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musembi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya35,8681:1,287204
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
England121:4,643,172139,951
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Musembi (14,508) may also be a first name.

Musembi Last Name Facts

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

Musembi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Musembi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 15,465th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 202,134 people. Musembi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musembi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Musembi is also the 47,487th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 14,508 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 35,868 people, or 1 in 1,287. In Kenya Musembi is mostly concentrated in: Machakos County, where 29 percent reside, Makueni County, where 25 percent reside and Kitui County, where 21 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Musembi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Musembi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.36% less than the national average, earning $40,404 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musembei93585/
Mutsembi93183/
Musembih932/
Mushembi931/
Mmusembi931/
Musmbi921/
Mushembei881/
Musimbi8614,516/
Musambi867,036/
Muzembi86845/
Musembe86662/
Musombi86453/
Musemba86311/
Mutembi86206/
Mucembi86108/
Misembi8634/
Musenbi863/
Mugembi862/
Musjmbi861/
Mumbi8355,085/
Mutembei8026,917/
Mushambi802,970/
Mushimbi801,072/
Musambai80812/
Mushembe80184/
Muchembi80133/
Mushemba80126/
Mutembai8062/
Mutsimbi8014/
Mucembei809/
Mussimbi805/
Museemba804/
Musambyi804/
Mushombi804/
Muzembio801/
Museamba801/
Moutembi801/
Musaambi801/
Missembi801/
Mishembi801/
Mussambi801/
Musiemba801/
Mumbai773,884/
Muimbi772,120/
Maumbi77737/
Mgumbi77120/
Moembi7727/
Mumboi7720/
Mhumbi7711/
Mumbip778/
Mumbui776/
Moumbi775/
Musmbe772/
Mumbei771/
Mumbio771/
Mutmbi771/
Mushimbei751,326/
Mutshimbi75260/
Mutshembe7549/
Mushimbai7521/
Moussombi759/
Moussambi757/
Moussemba752/
Mausymbai751/
Mushambie751/
M'Musambi751/
Musambaih751/
Muzembe718,391/
Mutembe714,012/
Muzambi712,285/
Musemwa712,276/
Muzemba712,209/
Musimba711,023/
Mosembe71962/
Musambe71951/
Musimbe71552/
Misimbi71215/
Mugembe71197/
Muzombi71171/
Musombe71161/
Mosemba71119/
Misembe71102/
Misambi7186/
Mugimbi7155/
Mosimbi7145/
Mutimbi7144/
Muzimbi7136/
Musemwe7114/
Mutembeeyi7112/
Muzemwi7110/
Mumbaid716/
Mujembe715/
Mumbhai715/
Munempi714/
Misombi714/
Mucembe714/
Mujimbi712/
M'Mushembe711/
Muezmbe711/
Moutshembe711/
Moumbio711/
Mmuimbi711/
Mizembi711/
Musomby711/
Mutenbi711/
Mucimbi711/
Mumba67308,029/
Mumbe679,564/
Mumby673,278/
Mushombe672,759/
Mushimba672,223/
Mombi672,149/
Muzhambi67223/
Mushambe67181/
Mushimbe67125/
Musambay67112/
Mudjimbi67109/
Muchembe67100/
Mishembe6781/
Mutembey6775/
Mushemwa6747/
Missimbi6726/
Muchimbi6723/
Muzuimbi6721/
Musimbay6721/
Muisambe6721/
Mishambi6719/
Musaimbe6714/
Missambi6714/
Mutimbai6710/
Mossemba6710/
Moutembe6710/
Munbi678/
Musaimba677/
Mausambe676/
Mudzimbi676/
Missembe674/
Muzombie672/
Mossimbi672/
Mossembe672/
Missombi672/
Mumvi672/
Mouzembe672/
Muzember671/
Muszenbe671/
Musimwai671/
Mushimwi671/
Moutimbi671/
Mosembay671/
Mishimbi671/
Musuimba671/
Mussambe671/
Muteembe671/
Mutsimbe671/
Moshembe671/
Mucimbii671/
Musimber671/
Mosimbei671/
Mussamby671/
Mucember670/

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