Mwembwe Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
Mwembwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 147 | 1:107,823 | 8,449 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
Mwembwe (37) may also be a first name.
Mwembwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwembwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwembwe has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwembwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,028,911th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwembwe live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mwembwe is also the 1,688,769th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 37 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 107,823. In Zambia Mwembwe is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Zambia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweembwe | 93 | 63 | / |
| Mhwembwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwambwe | 86 | 296 | / |
| Mwimbwe | 86 | 67 | / |
| Mwembwa | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mwempwe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mwombwe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Muembwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwembwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwembue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbembwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mweempwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mweembwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwahambwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwimbwa | 71 | 1,981 | / |
| Mwampwe | 71 | 53 | / |
| Mwempwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Muimbwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwimbwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwembui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweempwa | 67 | 277 | / |
| Mwaampwe | 67 | 92 | / |
| Mbembueh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwambui | 57 | 1,177 | / |
| Mwanpwe | 57 | 83 | / |
| Mwinbwa | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mwombui | 57 | 2 | / |
| Muimbwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbimbwi | 57 | 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
- 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 Mwembwe
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