Bembe Surname

82,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bembe Surname Definition:

Bembe is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: bird.

Bembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,1551:17,1722,160
DR Congo1,4841:49,7846,014
Congo2561:19,4892,275
Tanzania1821:290,88822,561
Benin1391:74,3578,912
Cameroon891:233,36023,225
Romania671:299,67027,018
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Zimbabwe471:328,47331,980
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Uganda421:929,50741,540
Mauritania411:99,8756,187
Angola361:749,7002,649
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
India141:54,790,384527,769
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
England41:13,929,515290,718
Swaziland41:324,550996
Botswana41:546,73222,624
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

The alternate forms: Bembé (2) are calculated separately.

Bembe (998) may also be a first name.

Bembe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Bembe is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: bird.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Bembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bembe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻤﺐ, Hindi: बेम्बे, Marathi: बोेंबे, Russian: Бембе) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Bembé. For other possible spellings of Bembe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 82,894th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,247,654 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Bembe are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 55 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Bembe is also the 254,712th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 998 people.

Bembe is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 3,155 people, or 1 in 17,172. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Mpumalanga, where 51 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and Limpopo, where 6 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and The Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Bembe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bembe surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bembe last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Bembe earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 34.94% less than the national average, earning R 154,608 per year and in United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bembé932/
Bhembe9111,345/
Biembe91877/
Baembe91575/
Bembea91147/
Bember91147/
Boembe91116/
Bembey91115/
Beembe9148/
Beambe9116/
Bembes9115/
Bembeu913/
Bembeh913/
Buembe912/
Bembhe912/
Bembet912/
Bembee911/
Bem'be911/
Bembei911/
Bembie911/
Beumbe911/
Behmbe911/
Bmbe892/
Bhembhe8376/
Beimbet8332/
Baembea8321/
Behmber8310/
Beymbet837/
Baembey834/
Boembea834/
Bembehy833/
Beambee831/
Bembeuh831/
Beumbeu831/
Baembei831/
Bombe8012,993/
Bemba8012,066/
Bambe807,100/
Bimbe802,361/
Wembe801,999/
Vembe801,420/
Bembi801,364/
Bemby8042/
Benbe8028/
Bemve8012/
Bemue801/
Bímbe801/
Uambembe777/
Behembeh771/
Mpembe7323,159/
Biemba735,816/
Bhombe733,344/
Baambe732,117/
Boembi73494/
Bimber73296/
Bhambe73265/
Bambey73233/
Benbey73225/
Bambie73219/
Bombey73185/
Bembič73183/
Biombe73167/
Vember73160/
Bombei73150/
Bembić73115/
Ouembe73110/
Bombea7393/
Bemboi7389/
Bemboy7384/
Bemboa7379/
Baembi7376/
Bambei7362/
Hwembe7362/
Beambi7362/
Vembeh7359/
Byombe7342/
Bambea7327/
Benbet7326/
Viembe7326/
Bembhy7322/
Beamba7322/
Benber7321/
Bembai7319/
Bhemba7317/
Bombie7317/
Bembay7316/
Huembe7316/
Wembie7313/
Baimbe7312/
Bombeh739/
Bembit736/
Venmbe736/
Weambe735/
Biembi735/
Bahmbe735/
Bambeh735/
Bimbea735/
Benbei734/
Uember734/
Beemba734/
Bembid733/
Bimbet733/
Bimbie732/
Bombhe732/
Buumbe732/
Wembeu732/
Bombeu732/
Bambeu732/
Vwembe732/
Bombee731/
Benbhe731/
Bambee731/
Bhimbe731/
Wembey731/
Vhembe731/
Beimba731/
Wembei731/
Beamue731/
Benbee731/
Veembe731/
Wembea731/
Wembeh731/
Weimbe731/
Behmve731/
Bemveh731/
Buembi731/
Bgembi731/
Beamby731/
Vembei731/
Baïmbe731/
Bemues730/
Bemves730/
Huembes671,550/
Bahambe67763/
Mpembee67498/
Bembich6777/
Baimbet6776/
Bhimber6720/
Huembez6714/
Mphembe6714/
Bimbhet6713/
Uhembeh6713/
Baymbet679/
Beembai679/
Bmba677/
Bhambhe676/
Bhommbe676/
Vouembe675/
Bhembai674/
Bhambey674/
Beambai674/
Uhaembe674/
M'Pembe674/
Bhombhe672/
Uhembee672/
Huember671/
Bembaya671/
Besmbai671/
Baambee671/
Biembaa671/
Bombieh671/
Huhembe671/
Veambea671/
Guhembe671/
Beimboi671/
Bmbi671/
Byombei671/
Bitmbhe671/
Bihmbeh671/
Biombea671/
Biombey671/
Baimber671/
Vembehs671/
Ouembey671/
Vmbe671/
Wmbe671/

Bembe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bembe in the Hindi language
बेम्बेbembe-
Bembe in the Marathi language
बोेंबेboembe-
Bembe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻤﺐbmb86.44
ﺑﻤﺒﻪbmbh11.86
Bembe in the Russian language
Бембеbembe-

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