Mvembe Surname

273,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Mvembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mvembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo9631:5,181826
Zimbabwe2371:65,1409,810
Lesotho1131:17,9873,838
Cameroon951:218,62222,080
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England21:27,859,030389,889
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mvembe (35) may also be a first name.

Mvembe Last Name Facts

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

Mvembe is more commonly found in The Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mvembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mvembe is the 273,764th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,132,075 people. The surname Mvembe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mvembe live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 74 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mvembe is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 35 people.

The last name Mvembe is most widespread in The Congo, where it is borne by 963 people, or 1 in 5,181. In The Congo it is most common in: Pointe-Noire Department, where 48 percent reside, Bouenza Department, where 30 percent reside and Brazzaville Department, where 20 percent reside. Aside from The Congo Mvembe occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside and Lesotho, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Vembe927/
Mvoembe921/
Mveimbe921/
Mbembe8321,582/
Mwembe8315,680/
Mvemba8312,068/
Mvemve831,320/
Muembe83142/
Mvambe8338/
Mvimbe8337/
Mvombe8336/
Mvemwe8310/
Mvembi8310/
Mvemue833/
Mvenbe831/
Nvembe831/
Mweembe773,927/
M'Vemba7745/
Mouembe7730/
Mmbembe7721/
Mbhembe7711/
Mwembei779/
Mveimba776/
Mwembee774/
Mbembea774/
Mbembeh774/
M'Bembe773/
Mveimbi773/
Mbeembe771/
Mbembey771/
Mbembhe771/
Mwembie771/
Mwembes771/
Mwember771/
Nvember771/
Mimpembe71234/
Mwesimbe719/
Mwitembe715/
Mbiembie715/
Mvetimbi713/
Mouhembe712/
Mbgembge712/
Mempimbe711/
Mbembgeh711/
M'Mbembe711/
Mweember711/
Mwetembe711/
Mbetembe711/
Mbhembhe711/
Mbemba6741,953/
Mwambe675,843/
Mwemba674,376/
Mvimbi672,553/
Mwimbe671,827/
Mwombe671,717/
Mbembi671,565/
Mvambi671,215/
Mwembi67705/
Mvimba67280/
Muemba67250/
Mbimbe67240/
Muembi67169/
Nvemba67134/
Mwemwe67112/
Muemue6772/
Nwembe6755/
Nvembi6721/
Muimbe679/
Nvimbe677/
Nuembe677/
Mvemvi671/
Mwaitembe671/
Mbembé671/
Nbembe671/
Nvambe671/
Mvombi671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mvembe
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