Tsembe Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Tsembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 108 | 1:1,640,211 | 60,875 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Tsembe (26) may also be a first name.
Tsembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tsembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tsembe has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsembe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tsembe is the 1,459,453rd most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsembe reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tsembe is also the 2,084,397th most numerous forename globally, held by 26 people.
The last name Tsembe is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 1,640,211. In Nigeria Tsembe is most prevalent in: Benue, where 86 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent live and Nasarawa, where 6 percent live. Not including Nigeria Tsembe occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tshembe | 92 | 501 | / |
| Tsembea | 92 | 236 | / |
| Tsembee | 92 | 43 | / |
| Tsember | 92 | 23 | / |
| Tsiembe | 92 | 6 | / |
| Tsembey | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tsembei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tsembet | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tshiembe | 86 | 405 | / |
| Tsemberh | 86 | 4 | / |
| Tsembeer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tsambe | 83 | 10,068 | / |
| Tsombe | 83 | 206 | / |
| Tsemba | 83 | 74 | / |
| Tsimbe | 83 | 9 | / |
| Tsenbe | 83 | 8 | / |
| Zsembe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tsemwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tsehember | 80 | 9 | / |
| Tschember | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tsehembea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsehenmbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshombe | 77 | 1,645 | / |
| Tshemba | 77 | 327 | / |
| Tchembe | 77 | 131 | / |
| Tshambe | 77 | 84 | / |
| Tsimber | 77 | 16 | / |
| Tsymber | 77 | 14 | / |
| Tsembis | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tsambee | 77 | 5 | / |
| Dsember | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tshimbe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tshembi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tsambeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tsombea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zembe | 73 | 4,588 | / |
| Cembe | 73 | 534 | / |
| Tshiombe | 71 | 2,013 | / |
| Tshiemba | 71 | 137 | / |
| Tsymberh | 71 | 32 | / |
| Tshiembi | 71 | 22 | / |
| Tschombe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Tshimbei | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tseehmba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshiemby | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshimbeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thshemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsimba | 67 | 93,083 | / |
| Chembe | 67 | 16,233 | / |
| Tsambi | 67 | 991 | / |
| Tsemwa | 67 | 229 | / |
| Tsimbi | 67 | 137 | / |
| Dzembe | 67 | 66 | / |
| Tsombi | 67 | 62 | / |
| Ciembe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tsymba | 67 | 20 | / |
| Cembey | 67 | 16 | / |
| Csemba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tsemvi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tcemba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tshehemba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tsehenmba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zhembe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Scimbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zembie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ziembe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsenba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dsambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zembei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thsmby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zembeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tssehemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tzombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scemba | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Tsembe
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