Bemba Surname

43,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Congo

Bemba Surname Definition:

Bemba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: lake / Pond.

Bemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola3,1551:8,5541,062
DR Congo3,0171:24,4883,085
Congo2,4891:2,004328
Chad1,2521:10,8561,398
Uganda4201:92,9519,553
Cameroon2891:71,8658,997
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Indonesia2571:514,58841,930
France2361:281,45243,215
Mauritania2091:19,5931,789
Ukraine971:469,30654,721
Argentina831:514,98137,804
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Ivory Coast271:854,49022,281
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Burkina Faso171:1,079,53510,589
England131:4,286,005132,302
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Senegal91:1,619,9274,107
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
India61:127,844,230863,365
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
China61:227,886,92811,701
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bemba (6,692) may also be a first name.

Bemba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Bemba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: lake / Pond.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Bemba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bemba (Arabic: بيميا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻤﺐ, Hindi: बेम्बा, Russian: Бемба) occurs in Angola more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bemba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 43,145th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 603,974 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Bemba reside; 48 percent reside in Central Africa and 47 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bemba is also the 79,890th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 6,692 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Angola, where it is carried by 3,155 people, or 1 in 8,554. Not including Angola this last name occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and The Congo, where 21 percent reside.

Bemba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bemba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bemba surname increased 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bemba surname is principally Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

The amount Bemba earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 85.01% less than the national average, earning R 35,616 per year and in United States they earn 37.54% less than the national average, earning $26,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biemba915,816/
Boemba91433/
Bembah91164/
Bembea91147/
Bembas9198/
Bemboa9179/
Baemba9148/
Buemba9134/
Beamba9122/
Bembai9119/
Bhemba9117/
Bembay9116/
Bembga916/
Beemba914/
Bembat913/
Betmba912/
Bembad911/
Beimba911/
Bmba897/
Baembea8321/
Beembai839/
Bhembai834/
Beambai834/
Boembea834/
Bembaya831/
Besmbai831/
Biembaa831/
Biembah831/
Bembach830/
Bamba80408,294/
Bomba8028,558/
Vemba8023,193/
Bembe805,841/
Bimba804,257/
Wemba803,834/
Bembo801,940/
Benba801,474/
Bembi801,364/
Bymba80162/
Bemby8042/
Bemua8034/
Bemva8013/
Bemwa806/
Bembé802/
Bhmba801/
Bheembai7764/
Beimbach778/
Mpemba7349,650/
Bhembe7311,345/
Baimba735,457/
Bombay731,818/
Biembe73877/
Baembo73624/
Baembe73575/
Bombai73553/
Boembi73494/
Ouemba73482/
Bambai73352/
Benbah73310/
Baamba73285/
Vuemba73239/
Biomba73226/
Bambha73205/
Bembič73183/
Bymbas73176/
Bimbai73168/
Bember73147/
Hwemba73137/
Bimbat73129/
Bhamba73120/
Bhomba73118/
Boembe73116/
Bembey73115/
Bembić73115/
Bimbas73110/
Buimba7391/
Bemboi7389/
Bemboy7384/
Bombau7382/
Bambau7380/
Baembi7376/
Bembot7372/
Bombaa7365/
Bambah7362/
Beambi7362/
Beembe7348/
Bimbad7343/
Bembou7341/
Viemba7339/
Npemba7335/
Bambay7334/
Biembo7330/
Bimbay7326/
Bitmba7324/
Bembhy7322/
Bymbat7319/
Beambe7316/
Bembes7315/
Bymbad7315/
Benbay7314/
Weimba7311/
Bombah7310/
Vhemba739/
Bahmba739/
Benbat739/
Bhimba737/
Bembit736/
Waemba736/
Wembah735/
Biembi735/
Benbaa735/
Bemwua735/
Bemwau734/
Vaemba734/
Bimbah734/
Byomba734/
Benbha734/
Bembeu733/
Bembid733/
Bammba733/
Bembeh733/
Bambaa733/
Bienba732/
Buembe732/
Bimbau732/
Benbaz732/
Wiemba732/
Bembhe732/
Bembet732/
Whemba731/
Vembad731/
Vembay731/
Benbau731/
Bembee731/
Hbamba731/
Huemba731/
Wembaa731/
Wembea731/
Weemba731/
Veemba731/
Behmva731/
Beimbo731/
Bem'be731/
Bembei731/
Bembie731/
Bemboh731/
Boembo731/
Bommba731/
Boimba731/
Buembi731/
Buembo731/
Boymba731/
Betmbo731/
Beumbe731/
Bgembi731/
Bihmba731/
Beambo731/
Beamby731/
Benbas731/
Behmbe731/
Bemway730/
Bhimbai67428/
Bahamba67366/
Bimbaud67184/
Mphemba67184/
Benbait67160/
Bembich6777/
Bhembhe6776/
Vouemba6764/
Bimbash6755/
Bymbash6743/
Bhambha6734/
Beimbet6732/
Benbast6728/
Bhimbat6724/
Baimbai6719/
Bhimbha6717/
M'Pemba6717/
Bombaij6714/
Bhambay6713/
Benbaya6713/
Bimbach6713/
Bimbhat6710/
Behmber6710/
Beymbet677/
Baymbay676/
Bambhai676/
Benbaih675/
Bmbo675/
Baembey674/
Benbaat674/
Behnbai674/
Bambhah673/
Mpembah673/
Bimbaya673/
Vmba673/
Bembehy673/
Beamuah672/
Bimbhai672/
Bimbatt672/
Huembas671/
Beambee671/
Benbuha671/
Bhambai671/
Baambai671/
Baimbay671/
Benboha671/
Benbaia671/
Benbach671/
Mpeemba671/
Wouemba671/
Beimboi671/
Bembeuh671/
Benbash671/
Benbayz671/
Behembo671/
Bmbi671/
Bnba671/
Beumbeu671/
Bitmbat671/
Biemboh671/
Baembei671/
Bambhay671/
Hbenbay671/
Benbatt671/
Biembou671/

Bemba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bemba in the Hindi language
बेम्बाbemba-
Bemba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻤﺐbmb85.07
ﺑﻤﺒﻪbmbh11.94
ﺑﻤﺒﺎbmba0.3
Bemba in the Russian language
Бембаbemba-
Bemba in the Arabic language
بيمياbymya-
بيمباbymba-
بمباbmba-

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