Tembesi Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Tembesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tembesi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2741:142,47912,806
Indonesia1541:858,76164,655
Kenya971:476,08124,779
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Tembesi Demographics

Tembesi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Tembesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tembesi is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tembesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 592,650th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Tembesi reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 274 people, or 1 in 142,479. In Uganda it is most common in: Bulambuli District, where 83 percent live, Sironko District, where 10 percent live and Mbale District, where 3 percent live. Other than Uganda Tembesi exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 29 percent live and Kenya, where 18 percent live.

Tembesi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tembesi last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tembezi867/
Tembese864/
Timbesi861/
Tembeiza8095/
Tembease8068/
Tembisip8017/
Thembezi802/
Timbesai802/
Thembisi801/
Tembeagi801/
Tembeze714/
Timbisi711/
Tembeza711/
Tembege711/
Thembise676/
Tembuyse671/
Timbisip671/
Tembuyser63312/
Tembuyzer632/
Timbise571/
Timberza534/
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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 Tembesi
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