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 last name Mutembei has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutembei? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mutembei is the 20,316th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 270,741 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutembei are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mutembei is also the 84,228th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 6,162 people.

The surname Mutembei is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 26,132 people, or 1 in 1,767. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 61 percent are found, Tharaka Nithi County, where 20 percent are found and Embu County, where 5 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Mutembei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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
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  • 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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