Mutelembe Surname
Approximately 340 people bear this surname
Mutelembe Surname User-submission:
The Mutelembe surname means 'bullet'. Mainly from Angola. Taken from the war that took place in the past over diamond and other disputes. Mitelembe is the plural form. It is also a name of a place, mostly a clan name.
Mutelembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 219 | 1:337,350 | 29,912 |
| Zambia | 117 | 1:135,469 | 9,983 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
Mutelembe Surname Meaning
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The Mutelembe surname means 'bullet'. Mainly from Angola. Taken from the war that took place in the past over diamond and other disputes. Mitelembe is the plural form. It is also a name of a place, mostly a clan name.
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Where Does The Last Name Mutelembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mutelembe is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mutelembe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mutelembe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mutelembe is the 818,364th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 21,433,959 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutelembe live; 64 percent live in Central Africa and 64 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
Mutelembe is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 337,350. Excluding The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 34 percent live and Angola, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muatelembe | 95 | 5 | / |
| Mutelembwe | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mutelemb | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mutelembe A | 90 | 1 | / |
| Mutelemba | 89 | 977 | / |
| Mutelembi | 89 | 233 | / |
| Mitelembe | 89 | 106 | / |
| Mutelembu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Matelembe | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mutelembwa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mutelembua | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mutalemb | 82 | 103 | / |
| Mutalemba | 78 | 192 | / |
| Mutalembu | 78 | 41 | / |
| Mutalombe | 78 | 4 | / |
| Matelemba | 78 | 4 | / |
| Moutlombe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mitilembe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mutelenba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mutelempa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mitelembo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mitelembu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mutulembo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mtlembu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mdlembe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mtlombe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mtlambe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mutyalumbe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mote Lempe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matlombe | 71 | 16,848 | / |
| Mtlhambe | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mutlambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mutlambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mutlimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meiteilembi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mutalimbo | 67 | 144 | / |
| Matlomabe | 67 | 103 | / |
| Mutalimba | 67 | 102 | / |
| Mutolomba | 67 | 60 | / |
| Mutalimbu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mutulumba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Matlhombe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Matlamabe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mutalumbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mutalambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motolemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matalembu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mutulomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motlhambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmutle Moepi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muttalimb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mutilimwa | 56 | 12 | / |
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