Muyembele Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muyembele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muyembele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya531:871,31932,675
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Muyembele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muyembele has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Muyembele.

How Common Is The Last Name Muyembele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,555,468th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muyembele live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 871,319. In Kenya Muyembele is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 92 percent are found and Machakos County, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Muyembele is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.

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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 Muyembele
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