Bemba Surname
Approximately 12,066 people bear this surname
Bemba Surname Definition:
Bemba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: lake / Pond.
Bemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 3,155 | 1:8,554 | 1,062 |
| DR Congo | 3,017 | 1:24,488 | 3,085 |
| Congo | 2,489 | 1:2,004 | 328 |
| Chad | 1,252 | 1:10,856 | 1,398 |
| Uganda | 420 | 1:92,951 | 9,553 |
| Cameroon | 289 | 1:71,865 | 8,997 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| Indonesia | 257 | 1:514,588 | 41,930 |
| France | 236 | 1:281,452 | 43,215 |
| Mauritania | 209 | 1:19,593 | 1,789 |
| Ukraine | 97 | 1:469,306 | 54,721 |
| Argentina | 83 | 1:514,981 | 37,804 |
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| New Caledonia | 31 | 1:8,910 | 2,168 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Ivory Coast | 27 | 1:854,490 | 22,281 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Burkina Faso | 17 | 1:1,079,535 | 10,589 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Senegal | 9 | 1:1,619,927 | 4,107 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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.
Bemba Demographics
Average Bemba Salary in
United States
$26,950 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Bemba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bemba in the Hindi language | ||
| बेम्बा | bemba | - |
| Bemba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻤﺐ | bmb | 85.07 |
| ﺑﻤﺒﻪ | bmbh | 11.94 |
| ﺑﻤﺒﺎ | bmba | 0.3 |
| Bemba in the Russian language | ||
| Бемба | bemba | - |
| Bemba in the Arabic language | ||
| بيميا | bymya | - |
| بيمبا | bymba | - |
| بمبا | bmba | - |
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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
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