Mwembe Surname
Approximately 15,680 people bear this surname
Mwembe Surname Definition:
Mwembe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: mango fruit.
Mwembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 6,471 | 1:2,386 | 156 |
| Tanzania | 5,190 | 1:10,201 | 1,316 |
| DR Congo | 1,909 | 1:38,701 | 4,777 |
| Kenya | 1,258 | 1:36,709 | 3,934 |
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| Zambia | 226 | 1:70,132 | 6,129 |
| Uganda | 175 | 1:223,082 | 17,283 |
| Cameroon | 55 | 1:377,619 | 33,137 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Mwembe (1,381) may also be a first name.
Mwembe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mwembe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: mango fruit.
Mwembe Demographics
Mwembe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwembe is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwembe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwembe is the 33,858th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 464,767 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwembe live; 45 percent live in Southern Africa and 45 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mwembe is also the 210,702nd most widely held given name globally. It is borne by 1,381 people.
It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 6,471 people, or 1 in 2,386. In Zimbabwe Mwembe is mostly found in: Matabeleland North Province, where 93 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 3 percent live and Midlands Province, where 1 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.
Mwembe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwembe surname is principally Christian (86%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweembe | 92 | 3,927 | / |
| Mwembei | 92 | 9 | / |
| Mwembee | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mwembie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwembes | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwember | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwmbe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mweember | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbembe | 83 | 21,582 | / |
| Mwambe | 83 | 5,843 | / |
| Mwemba | 83 | 4,376 | / |
| Mwimbe | 83 | 1,827 | / |
| Mwombe | 83 | 1,717 | / |
| Mvembe | 83 | 1,420 | / |
| Mwembi | 83 | 705 | / |
| Muembe | 83 | 142 | / |
| Mwenbe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mwemve | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mweemba | 77 | 66,606 | / |
| Mouembe | 77 | 30 | / |
| Mmbembe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mbhembe | 77 | 11 | / |
| M'Vembe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mbembeh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbembea | 77 | 4 | / |
| M'Bembe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwaimbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| M'Wemba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwambea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwambeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwiombe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbembhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwembui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwembai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwimbey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mvoembe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mveimbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbeembe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwambie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbembey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwmba | 73 | 34 | / |
| Mbmbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwehemba | 71 | 120 | / |
| Mouhembe | 71 | 2 | / |
| M'Mbembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbhembhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweembaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mvemba | 67 | 12,068 | / |
| Mwimba | 67 | 8,352 | / |
| Mwambi | 67 | 6,702 | / |
| Mwimbi | 67 | 5,722 | / |
| Mbembi | 67 | 1,565 | / |
| Mvemve | 67 | 1,320 | / |
| Muemba | 67 | 250 | / |
| Mbimbe | 67 | 240 | / |
| Muembi | 67 | 169 | / |
| Mvambe | 67 | 38 | / |
| Mvimbe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Mvombe | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mvembi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Muimbe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwombi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwamby | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwenba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbembé | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwembe
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