Tembwe Surname
Approximately 2,370 people bear this surname
Tembwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 915 | 1:18,709 | 2,930 |
| DR Congo | 746 | 1:99,034 | 11,142 |
| Namibia | 278 | 1:8,667 | 1,684 |
| Botswana | 182 | 1:12,016 | 2,280 |
| Tanzania | 152 | 1:348,300 | 25,719 |
| Zimbabwe | 55 | 1:280,695 | 28,958 |
| Zambia | 37 | 1:428,376 | 20,573 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tembwe (317) may also be a first name.
Tembwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tembwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tembwe is most common in Malawi. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tembwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Tembwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 179,912th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,074,914 people. The last name Tembwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tembwe reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 493,198th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 317 people.
The last name Tembwe is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 915 people, or 1 in 18,709. Outside of Malawi this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Namibia, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teembwe | 92 | 41 | / |
| Teambwe | 92 | 4 | / |
| Tmbwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tembw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tambwe | 83 | 66,424 | / |
| Tembwa | 83 | 716 | / |
| Tembue | 83 | 364 | / |
| Tombwe | 83 | 320 | / |
| Timbwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Thambwe | 77 | 999 | / |
| Temboue | 77 | 23 | / |
| Tambwwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tambwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thammbwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tembhuea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tambue | 67 | 1,186 | / |
| Timbwa | 67 | 90 | / |
| Tambve | 67 | 81 | / |
| Tampwe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Tembui | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tambwi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tombue | 67 | 13 | / |
| Timbue | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tambwé | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tompwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tımbwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tombve | 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
- 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 Tembwe
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