Atembe Surname
Approximately 568 people bear this surname
Atembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 374 | 1:55,532 | 7,185 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Atembe (36) may also be a first name.
Atembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atembe occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atembe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 559,180th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,830,186 people. The surname Atembe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Atembe reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 36 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 374 people, or 1 in 55,532. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 94 percent live, Littoral Region, where 4 percent live and Centre Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Cameroon it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
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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 Atembe
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