Uhembe Surname
Approximately 729 people bear this surname
Uhembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 728 | 1:243,328 | 14,103 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Uhembe (78) may also be a first name.
Uhembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uhembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Uhembe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Uhembe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uhembe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 462,693rd most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 9,996,634 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Uhembe live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 78 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 728 people, or 1 in 243,328. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 81 percent reside, Taraba, where 8 percent reside and Plateau, where 4 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Uhembe is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uhembeh | 92 | 13 | / |
| Uhembee | 92 | 2 | / |
| Guhembe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Huhembe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ihembe | 83 | 383 | / |
| Uhimbe | 83 | 24 | / |
| Uhenbe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Uhembi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ihiembe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iheymbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ihembeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ihimbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ihymbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyhmbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhimbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auimbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouaimbe | 62 | 4 | / |
| Ouaîmbe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Guuimbe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Houimbe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ouimba | 50 | 4 | / |
| Ouimby | 50 | 1 | / |
| Jiimbe | 50 | 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 Uhembe
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