Bembatem Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bembatem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bembatem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Bembatem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bembatem occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bembatem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bembatem are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Bembatem is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 33 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 33 percent reside and North Region, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Chad, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bembateum941/
Bembetem882/
Bembam864/
Bembane8045/
Beambaum750/
Bembom7190/
Bemban7120/
Bimbam711/
Bemboom67301/
Bembang67110/
Bembone6717/
Bimbane6714/
Benbaum679/
Bimbaum679/
Baimbam671/
Bemboum671/
Bembann671/
Benbane671/
Bemband671/

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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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  • 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 Bembatem
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