Bembara Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Bembara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 17 | 1:240,874 | 11,443 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
Bembara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bembara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bembara (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻤﺒﺎﺭﻩ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bembara? popularity and diffusion
Bembara is the 4,307,654th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bembara live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
This last name is most frequently held 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. Outside of Mauritania Bembara 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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bembara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻤﺒﺎﺭﻩ | bmbarh | 72.73 |
| ﺑﻤﺒﺎﺭ | bmbar | 18.18 |
| ﺑﻤﺒﺮﺍ | bmbra | 9.09 |
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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
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- 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 Bembara
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