Zembetha Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Zembetha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zembetha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa951:570,29244,274
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zembetha Last Name Facts

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

Zembetha occurs most in South Africa. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zembetha.

How Common Is The Last Name Zembetha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zembetha is the 1,894,523rd most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname Zembetha is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Zembetha are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 570,292. In South Africa Zembetha is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent are found, Western Cape, where 21 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Zembetha exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Zembetha Last Name Statistics demography

Zembetha earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.81% less than the national average, earning R 192,948 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zembeta93125/
Zembatha8812/
Sembetha881/
Zambetha881/
Cembetha881/
Zembetta881/
Zembethe881/
Sembeta8094/
Cembeta8045/
Zembata8023/
Zambeta8019/
Zembeti8012/
Zembete8010/
Zembeto808/
Zenbeta801/
Zambetta75283/
Chembeta7510/
Sembatha759/
Dzombeta755/
Sembetta751/
Dziembata711/
Zeambotay711/
Shembetau711/
Senbeta678,026/
Sambeta67503/
Zimbota67105/
Semweta6789/
Sembata6767/
Zambata6748/
Sembete6742/
Sembita679/
Zenbata675/
Zambeto675/
Zambita673/
Sombeta672/
Gembete671/

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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 Zembetha
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