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

Vembo is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vembo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 948,111th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 113 people.

It is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 57,821. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 50 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent reside and Harare Province, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

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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