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

The last name Mvembe occurs more in The Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mvembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mvembe is the 273,764th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,132,075 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mvembe live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 74 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 35 people.

The last name Mvembe is most frequently occurring in The Congo, where it is carried by 963 people, or 1 in 5,181. In The Congo Mvembe is mostly found in: Pointe-Noire Department, where 48 percent are found, Bouenza Department, where 30 percent are found and Brazzaville Department, where 20 percent are found. Barring The Congo it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found and Lesotho, where 8 percent are found.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Mvembe
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