Vembo Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Vembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2671:57,8218,768
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Vembo (113) may also be a first name.

Vembo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vembo occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Vembo.

How Common Is The Last Name Vembo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vembo is the 948,111th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Vembo live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Vembo is also the 881,625th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 113 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 57,821. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 50 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent are found and Harare Province, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vhembo91171/
Vembou912/
Vmbo891/
Vemba8023,193/
Wembo804,272/
Bembo801,940/
Vambo80481/
Vombo80229/
Fembo8052/
Vimbo809/
Wembou73961/
Baembo73624/
Vuemba73239/
Mpembo73177/
Vyombo73126/
Bemboi7389/
Bemboy7384/
Bemboa7379/
Bembot7372/
Vamboi7363/
Vhombo7351/
Bembou7341/
Wiembo7341/
Viemba7339/
Vhimbo7338/
Wemboh7331/
Biembo7330/
Venøbo7326/
Weambo7320/
Vhemba739/
Viombo739/
Vimbou739/
Fembou737/
Vaemba734/
Huembo734/
Fuembo733/
Fembop732/
Wembuo732/
Vamboh731/
Wehmbo731/
Hvambo731/
Weimbo731/
Vemvop731/
Veemba731/
Beimbo731/
Bemboh731/
Boembo731/
Buembo731/
Betmbo731/
Beambo731/
Vamboo731/
Phembo731/
Veunbo731/
Waembo731/
Vembad731/
Vomboi731/
Vouemba6764/
Wehmboh6713/
Bmbo675/
Vmba673/
Houembo672/
Feumbou672/
Biemboh671/
Faemboy671/
Behembo671/
Wmbo671/
Biembou671/
Beimboi671/
Fiemboh671/
Vaimbou671/
Vimbois671/
Mpemb'o671/
Fiemboy671/

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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 Vembo
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