Bembara Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bembara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bembara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania171:240,87411,443
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741

Bembara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bembara (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻤﺒﺎﺭﻩ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bembara? popularity and diffusion

Bembara is the 4,307,654th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Bembara is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bembara live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Bembara is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 240,874. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 65 percent reside, Assaba Region, where 12 percent reside and Adrar Region, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Mauritania this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 10 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bembara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bembara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻤﺒﺎﺭﻩbmbarh72.73
ﺑﻤﺒﺎﺭbmbar18.18
ﺑﻤﺒﺮﺍbmbra9.09

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bembara
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