Myembe Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Myembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Myembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania731:725,22841,094
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Myembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Myembe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Myembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Myembe is the 1,849,867th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Myembe reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Myembe is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 725,228. In Tanzania Myembe is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 97 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 26 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Myembe Last Name Statistics demography

Myembe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.41% less than the national average, earning R 22,788 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muyembe9214,340/
Mayembe927,691/
Moyembe9245/
Meyembe9242/
Miyembe9228/
Mouyembe8659/
Meyember863/
Mmayembe861/
Mayembeu861/
Maembe835,414/
Myemba83576/
Mgembe83376/
Miembe83189/
Muembe83142/
Moembe8398/
Meembe833/
Meimbe832/
Mjembe832/
Myembi831/
Myenbe831/
Myemwe831/
Mayembeuh801/
Mayemba7718,402/
Muyembi773,044/
Mayombe772,816/
Muyemba772,577/
Muyombe771,269/
Majembe771,043/
Moyembi77280/
Miyombe77156/
Miyemba77156/
Mayembi77106/
Muyambe7788/
Meamber7772/
Moyombe7758/
Mayumbe7753/
Moyemba7750/
Mawembe7744/
Mihembe7742/
Mayambe7738/
Maiembe7738/
Mouembe7730/
Muyimbe7716/
Meyembi7714/
Mayimbe776/
Muyenbe775/
Mujembe775/
Maembea774/
Mehembe773/
Meimber772/
Maembei771/
Mayenbe771/
Mowembe771/
Meyambe771/
Meyimbe771/
Meyombe771/
Mijembe771/
Miembeh771/
Muyembé771/
Muyemby771/
Mehambe771/
Meimebe770/
Meambes770/
Mayoumbe7137/
Meyanmbe7122/
Moutembe7110/
Mayembaa718/
Mouyombe716/
Mahyemba714/
Maouembe712/
Maisembe712/
Mayombet712/
Mayumber711/
Mawiembe711/
Mayambea711/
Maggembe711/
Maiynmbe711/
Miyembai711/
Miyemmba711/
Muyiemba711/
Moumbe671,139/
Maumbe67897/
Muembi67169/
Maimbe6799/
Mjemba6786/
Miemba6767/
Moimbe6749/
Moembi6727/
Muymba6721/
Muimbe679/
Meumba676/
Maymba672/
Myimbi672/
Muysenber671/
Miembi671/
Maissembe671/
Meamba671/
Meambi671/
Moymba671/
Mjembi671/
Mgemve671/

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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 Myembe
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