Zembwe Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Zembwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Zembwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zembwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zembwe is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Zembwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Zembwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Zembwe live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,102,731. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 93 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 7 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent are found and Tanzania, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dzembwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zambwe | 83 | 1,266 | / |
| Zimbwe | 83 | 715 | / |
| Zombwe | 83 | 141 | / |
| Zembwa | 83 | 55 | / |
| Sembwe | 83 | 22 | / |
| Jembwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Zmbw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chembwe | 77 | 13 | / |
| Tsembwe | 77 | 9 | / |
| Zzimbwe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Zhombwe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Zimbwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dzembwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheembwe | 71 | 197 | / |
| Tshembwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zembouer | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chembwee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambwe | 67 | 7,478 | / |
| Zimbwa | 67 | 576 | / |
| Sombwe | 67 | 251 | / |
| Simbwe | 67 | 95 | / |
| Sempwe | 67 | 76 | / |
| Jimbwe | 67 | 63 | / |
| Zambwi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Jembue | 67 | 31 | / |
| Zeenbw | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gimbwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshiembwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sembue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimbue | 67 | 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 Zembwe
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