Bbembe Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bbembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bbembe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bbembe Last Name Facts

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

Bbembe is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bbembe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bbembe reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Wakiso District, where 67 percent live, Kampala District, where 8 percent live and Luweero District, where 8 percent live. Excluding Uganda Bbembe exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwembe83188/
Bbemba8347/
Bvembe8331/
Buembe832/
Bouembe774/
Bweembe771/
Bempembe714/
Bwemba67770/
Fwembe67451/
Buemba6734/
Bwembi6727/
Bbimba6713/
Fuembe674/
Vwembe672/
Bwimbe672/
Bouhembei671/
Bbambi671/
Buembi671/
Puembe671/
Bwemwe671/
Bwemby671/
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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 Bbembe
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