Amalemba Surname

202,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,059 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Amalemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amalemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,0341:22,7042,589
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Amalemba (213) may also be a first name.

Amalemba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amalemba is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amalemba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amalemba is the 202,315th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,539,362 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amalemba live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 619,385th most common given name throughout the world, held by 213 people.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,034 people, or 1 in 22,704. In Kenya Amalemba is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 46 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 19 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Amalemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Amalemba surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Amalemba earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aamalemba941/
Amalgemba941/
Amalembo8841/
Amalamba882/
Amalenba881/
Hamalimba8233/
Hamalamba822/
Hamalembe821/
Hamalyamba7829/
Haamalimba781/
Omelemba7562/
Omolemba751/
Hamalambo714,304/
Hamalombo711/
Haamalambo6796/
Hamaalambo671/
Omalenua631/

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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 Amalemba
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