Muyembe Surname
Approximately 14,340 people bear this surname
Muyembe Surname Definition:
Muyembe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: mango tree.
Muyembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 8,168 | 1:9,045 | 1,117 |
| Zambia | 5,780 | 1:2,742 | 353 |
| Zimbabwe | 131 | 1:117,849 | 15,993 |
| Kenya | 126 | 1:366,507 | 21,229 |
| Uganda | 99 | 1:394,336 | 24,810 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
The alternate forms: Muyembé (1) are calculated separately.
Muyembe (671) may also be a first name.
Muyembe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Muyembe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: mango tree.
Muyembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muyembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muyembe occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as: Muyembé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muyembe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Muyembe is the 36,776th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 508,197 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muyembe live; 57 percent live in Central Africa and 57 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 320,288th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 671 people.
It is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 8,168 people, or 1 in 9,045. Without taking into account The DR Congo Muyembe occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 40 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
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