Demba Forename
Approximately 135,778 people bear this name
Demba Forename User-submission:
Demba is a classic masculine given name among the Fula and Wolof peoples. It is strictly tied to the traditional naming conventions regarding birth order. In Fula culture, Demba is the designated name for the third son born to the same mother (preceded by Hammadi for the first and Samba for the second).
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 99% | 68,917 | 1:212 | 42 |
| Mali | 98% | 24,797 | 1:685 | 123 |
| Mauritania | 99% | 11,196 | 1:366 | 55 |
| Gambia | - | 10,611 | 1:182 | 37 |
| Guinea | 100% | 9,104 | 1:1,303 | 179 |
| Chad | 91% | 5,561 | 1:2,445 | 345 |
| France | 100% | 1,567 | 1:42,419 | 1,396 |
| Spain | 100% | 614 | 1:75,782 | 2,526 |
| Gabon | 100% | 481 | 1:3,915 | 840 |
| Burkina Faso | 93% | 479 | 1:38,370 | 2,876 |
| Ivory Coast | 84% | 466 | 1:49,519 | 3,681 |
| DR Congo | 91% | 377 | 1:195,829 | 8,689 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 350 | 1:88,036 | 9,509 |
| Morocco | - | 246 | 1:139,629 | 4,172 |
| United States | 100% | 243 | 1:1,491,922 | 27,496 |
| India | 92% | 139 | 1:8,740,129 | 275,394 |
| Nigeria | 81% | 120 | 1:1,479,703 | 32,686 |
| Portugal | - | 46 | 1:226,323 | 4,580 |
| Brazil | 100% | 46 | 1:4,657,308 | 74,565 |
| Zimbabwe | 67% | 44 | 1:350,541 | 17,863 |
| Cameroon | 69% | 29 | 1:745,190 | 21,385 |
| England | 50% | 28 | 1:1,985,819 | 25,430 |
| Niger | 100% | 27 | 1:710,518 | 12,614 |
| Benin | 100% | 26 | 1:406,763 | 14,639 |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 25 | 1:69,129 | 61 |
| Canada | - | 21 | 1:1,577,780 | 25,926 |
| Italy | 99% | 21 | 1:2,907,719 | 17,790 |
| Papua New Guinea | 85% | 20 | 1:407,616 | 31,576 |
| Sweden | 100% | 20 | 1:492,895 | 12,671 |
| Belgium | 100% | 19 | 1:604,739 | 9,016 |
| Liberia | 100% | 16 | 1:275,754 | 8,947 |
| Kenya | - | 13 | 1:3,562,085 | 22,986 |
| Indonesia | - | 10 | 1:25,796,367 | 599,978 |
| Ghana | - | 9 | 1:2,998,468 | 5,965 |
| Congo | 100% | 7 | 1:715,601 | 13,459 |
| Germany | 100% | 5 | 1:19,335,575 | 51,270 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 5 | 1:10,557,664 | 41,958 |
| Angola | 100% | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Uganda | 100% | 4 | 1:10,239,230 | 65,177 |
| Thailand | 100% | 4 | 1:17,516,453 | 200,944 |
| Switzerland | - | 4 | 1:2,053,374 | 18,217 |
| South Africa | 100% | 4 | 1:13,633,162 | 197,070 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Yemen | - | 3 | 1:8,765,584 | 9,038 |
| Russia | 100% | 3 | 1:48,077,901 | 98,779 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Finland | 67% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Ireland | - | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Australia | - | 1 | 1:13,657,622 | 55,904 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Philippines | 100% | 1 | 1:106,009,477 | 690,015 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Nepal | 100% | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
Demba (36,177) may also be a surname.
Demba Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Demba is a classic masculine given name among the Fula and Wolof peoples. It is strictly tied to the traditional naming conventions regarding birth order. In Fula culture, Demba is the designated name for the third son born to the same mother (preceded by Hammadi for the first and Samba for the second). Because of this specific cultural rule, the name serves as an immediate identifier of a man's position within his family hierarchy.
- jakep2Demba Forename Popularity
Demba Demographics
Average Male Demba Height
177.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Demba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Demba in the Russian language | ||
| Демба | demba | - |
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