Mutembete Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mutembete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mutembete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2631:175,58913,278
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mutembete (138) may also be a first name.

Mutembete Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mutembete is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mutembete click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mutembete? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 978,274th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mutembete live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 787,636th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 138 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 263 people, or 1 in 175,589. In Kenya Mutembete is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 56 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 39 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Mutembete occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Mutembete Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutembeti891/
Mumbete8875/
Mumbette821/
Mumbeta7549/
Mombete756/
Moumbet751/
Moumbeti712/
Mumbetti711/
Mombet67194/
Mutambiti671/
Mombeta6342/
Mumbita633/
Mumbiti631/
Mhumbed631/
Monbet5348/
Mombed531/
Munbed530/
Mombiti50103/
Mombait509/
Mumbaid506/
Mombita502/
Monbeit502/

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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 Mutembete
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