Balembwa Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Balembwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balembwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Zambia91:1,761,10232,119

Balembwa Last Name Facts

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

Balembwa is found most in The DR Congo. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balembwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,955,159th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Balembwa reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Balembwa is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 900,970. Besides The DR Congo it exists in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bailembwa944/
Balimbwa8896/
Walembwa8863/
Balembua8855/
Bolembwa8834/
Walmbwa802/
Walimbwa754,805/
Bolambwa75342/
Walembua754/
Bolimbwa754/
Walimbwaa711/
Walimbwah711/
Walimmbwa711/
Waalimbwa711/
Wolimbwa632,536/
Bolambua6334/
Walinbwa632/
Bolimbua631/
Woilmbwa631/
Wolimbua501/

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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
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  • 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 Balembwa
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