Muyembwe Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Muyembwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muyembwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Muyembwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muyembwe is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muyembwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muyembwe is the 3,730,171st most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Muyembwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muyembwe live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Excluding The DR Congo Muyembwe occurs in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Myembwe931/
Muembwe931/
Muyombwe88268/
Muyambwe8847/
Mujembwe881/
Maumbwe8092/
Muimbwe803/
Miembwe801/
Maymbwe801/
Mayombwe752,164/
Muyimbwa751,276/
Muyambwa75149/
Mahumbwe7545/
Mayambwe7522/
Mujembwa754/
Miyombwe754/
Muyombwa753/
Mayumbwe752/
Maummbwe751/
Mujambwe751/
Muyambwi751/
Mujombwe751/
Majembwe751/
Mayoombwe711/
Mayemboue711/
Maumbwa6760/
Maimbwe677/
Moumbwa672/
Muimbwa671/

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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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  • 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 Muyembwe
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