Mutembei Surname

20,316th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mutembei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mutembei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya26,1321:1,767272
Tanzania7271:72,8227,602
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Mutembei (6,162) may also be a first name.

Mutembei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mutembei has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mutembei.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutembei? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 20,316th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 270,741 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutembei live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mutembei is also the 84,228th most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 6,162 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 26,132 people, or 1 in 1,767. In Kenya Mutembei is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 61 percent reside, Tharaka Nithi County, where 20 percent reside and Embu County, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Mutembei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mutembei last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutembeyi94174/
Mutembe934,012/
Mutembi93206/
Mutembeeyi8912/
Musembei88585/
Mutembey8875/
Mutembai8862/
Muthembi8854/
Moutembe8810/
Mucembei889/
Muthembe882/
Mutembue882/
Moutembi881/
Muteembe881/
Mutiembi881/
Mumbei861/
Mutmbi861/
Mutembeya82108/
Mutembayi8296/
Mutembaye821/
Mutembeye821/
Mutembiya821/
Mutemba8036,377/
Musembi8036,053/
Mutambe807,184/
Mutambi802,680/
Mutombe801,001/
Musembe80662/
Mitembe80340/
Mutimbe80126/
Mucembi80108/
Mutemwe8076/
Mutombi8072/
Motembe8054/
Mutimbi8044/
Motembi8042/
Mumbeji8034/
Mutemui804/
Mucembe804/
Mutenbi801/
Mumbi7755,085/
Mumbe779,564/
Muthemba7515,251/
Muthambi75907/
Muchembi75133/
Muchembe75100/
Mothembi7538/
Mithembi7523/
Muthambe7511/
Mutimbai7510/
Mutambai755/
Mutambyi754/
Muthimbe754/
Moutemba754/
Musembih752/
Muthombi752/
Mutambie751/
Moutambe751/
Moutimbe751/
Moutimbi751/
Mutomboi751/
Mmusembi751/
Maumbeia751/
Mutimbeu751/
Muthimbi751/
Muthombe751/
Mucember750/
Mumbai713,884/
Muimbi712,120/
Moumbe711,139/
Maumbe71897/
Maumbi71737/
Mumber71541/
Mumbee71280/
Mgumbi71120/
Mombei71111/
Moembe7198/
Mutimbayi7131/
Moembi7127/
Mutambaie7125/
Mumbue7121/
Mumboi7120/
Mhumbi7111/
Muimbe719/
Mumbey718/
Mumbip718/
Mumbui716/
Moumbi715/
Mutmba714/
Muthambai713/
Mgumbe712/
Musmbe712/
Mumbea712/
Mutimbaye711/
Mutembaja711/
Motmbi711/
Motembeya711/
Mouthombi711/
Mumbio711/
Musmbi711/
Mutimbiya711/
Mutombaji711/
Mutembaya711/
Mumbye710/
Mutamba6738,785/
Musimbi6714,516/
Mutimba6711,381/
Mutemwa674,618/
Mutomba671,980/
Musimbe67552/
Mutimwi67341/
Musemba67311/
Mumbijo67243/
Mitombe67151/
Mumbeya67132/
Motimbe67117/
Mitambi6783/
Mumboyi6771/
Mitemba6765/
Mumbiji6762/
Mutemua6741/
Mumbiya6734/
Mumbowe6734/
Munempe6734/
Mumbeja6730/
Mitombi6727/
Moumbeu6710/
Mumbaid676/
Motemba676/
Mumbhai675/
Mumbiye674/
Munempi674/
Mitambe674/
Musenbi673/
Mitimbe673/
Mumbiyo672/
Mumbaje672/
Mombeyi672/
Mumbuia671/
Maumbee671/
Maumbeh671/
Motmbeu671/
Moumbep671/
Moumbes671/
Moumbet671/
Moumbio671/
Mhumbed671/
Mumbaye671/
Mumbeha671/
Mumbehe671/
Mmuimbi671/
Mitimbi671/
Mutenba671/
Mucimbi671/
Muththambi671/
Moumber670/

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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 Mutembei
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