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 occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Amalemba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amalemba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Amalemba is the 202,315th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,539,362 people. The last name Amalemba is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amalemba live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Amalemba is also the 619,385th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 213 people.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 2,034 people, or 1 in 22,704. In Kenya Amalemba is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 46 percent live, Nairobi County, where 19 percent live and Vihiga County, where 13 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Amalemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Amalemba last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Amalemba surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the 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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