Bambele Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

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

Bambele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bambele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3971:186,09518,831
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Bambele (49) may also be a first name.

Bambele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bambele (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻣﺒﻴﻠﻰ, Marathi: बांबेळे) is found most in The DR Congo. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bambele? popularity and diffusion

Bambele is the 711,133rd most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 17,688,218 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bambele live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bambele is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 49 people.

The surname Bambele is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 186,095. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bambelea9321/
Bambeles934/
Bambelge932/
Bambaele931/
Baembele931/
Bembele8613,615/
Bambole863,032/
Bambela861,632/
Bambale861,569/
Bambile861,123/
Bombele86971/
Wambele86496/
Vambele8657/
Bamuele8641/
Bambely8626/
Bambeli8625/
Banbele866/
Bamwele861/
Bhambale801,484/
Bambolea80130/
Bambelis8070/
Bambhale8042/
Baembeli8041/
Baambela8021/
Bhambole8018/
Bhambhel807/
Baambale805/
Bambeliz805/
Bambhole804/
Bambalea804/
Baumbile804/
Bammbile803/
Bammbale801/
Bhambile801/
Baembale801/
Waimbele801/
Bembelej801/
Baimbela801/
Beambeli801/
Bamballe801/
Beembele801/
Bambiles801/
Bamvel771/
Bhambhale7514/
Bhambhole754/
Baimbalea754/
Bhaambale751/
Bahambale751/
Bambeluis751/
Beanbeley750/
Bambila712,355/
Bombela711,168/
Bombile71698/
Wambela71576/
Bombole71444/
Wambile71342/
Bambili71205/
Bamuela71185/
Banbale71157/
Bambali71131/
Bomwele7189/
Banbole7141/
Bombeli7137/
Vambela7134/
Wombele7127/
Bembole7121/
Bamwile7121/
Bamwela7121/
Banbela7115/
Wanbele7114/
Banvele7110/
Bembile714/
Banwele711/
Bambily711/
Wambeli711/
Bembeli711/
Bonbele711/
Banbile711/
Bamuile711/
Bamvela711/
Bamvile711/
Vambeli711/
Vambile711/
Bombhel711/
Bombiela67107/
Bhambhil6794/
Mpambile6789/
Bambaloi6756/
Bamballi6746/
Bhambali6718/
Bambilia6710/
Bombelay677/
Bhombole676/
Wambaile676/
Bombhale675/
Mpombele674/
Wambelia674/
Waimbile674/
Baimbili674/
Bombelaj673/
Banbelis673/
Bambalai672/
Banueles672/
Beambali672/
Woumbele672/
Npambile671/
Bombeila671/
Bombiley671/
Banmboli671/
Bannbale671/
Banbaale671/
Baanbole671/
Bombiles671/
Beambili671/
Bambuila671/
Bamville670/
Baumvehl670/

Bambele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bambele in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﻣﺒﻴﻠﻰbambyly-
Bambele in the Marathi language
बांबेळेbambele-

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