Tsembe Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tsembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1081:1,640,21160,875
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

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 last name Tsembe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsembe? popularity and diffusion

Tsembe is the 1,459,453rd most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsembe are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tsembe is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name globally, held by 26 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 1,640,211. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 86 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 6 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshembe92501/
Tsembea92236/
Tsembee9243/
Tsember9223/
Tsiembe926/
Tsembey921/
Tsembei921/
Tsembet921/
Tshiembe86405/
Tsemberh864/
Tsembeer861/
Tsambe8310,068/
Tsombe83206/
Tsemba8374/
Tsimbe839/
Tsenbe838/
Zsembe831/
Tsemwe831/
Tsehember809/
Tschember804/
Tsehembea801/
Tsehenmbe801/
Tshombe771,645/
Tshemba77327/
Tchembe77131/
Tshambe7784/
Tsimber7716/
Tsymber7714/
Tsembis775/
Tsambee775/
Dsember774/
Tshimbe774/
Tshembi772/
Tsambeh771/
Tsombea771/
Zembe734,588/
Cembe73534/
Tshiombe712,013/
Tshiemba71137/
Tsymberh7132/
Tshiembi7122/
Tschombe718/
Tshimbei715/
Tseehmba711/
Tshiemby711/
Tshimbey711/
Tshimbeu711/
Thshemba711/
Tsimba6793,083/
Chembe6716,233/
Tsambi67991/
Tsemwa67229/
Tsimbi67137/
Dzembe6766/
Tsombi6762/
Ciembe6721/
Tsymba6720/
Cembey6716/
Csemba678/
Tsemvi678/
Tcemba677/
Tshehemba675/
Tsehenmba674/
Zhembe672/
Scimbe672/
Zembie672/
Ziembe672/
Tsenba672/
Dsambe671/
Zembei671/
Thsmby671/
Zembeh671/
Tssehemba671/
Tzombe671/
Scemba670/

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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
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  • 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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