Bolembo Surname

417,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Bolembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7871:93,87510,644
Lesotho231:88,37210,414
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Congo51:997,81917,129
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bolembo (132) may also be a first name.

Bolembo Last Name Facts

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

Bolembo is most common in The DR Congo. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolembo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bolembo is the 417,776th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 8,759,070 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Bolembo live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 807,735th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 132 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 787 people, or 1 in 93,875. Outside of The DR Congo this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 3 percent reside and Belgium, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boilembo932/
Bolombo863,434/
Bolemba862,224/
Bulembo861,424/
Balembo86849/
Bolambo86444/
Bolimbo86259/
Belembo8649/
Boulemvo8061/
Balemboy8057/
Boliombo8021/
Bolomboy8010/
Bolomboi804/
Balemboa804/
Bolomb'o804/
Boulemba802/
Belembou801/
Boliemba801/
Bolamboy801/
Boluemba801/
Bolembah801/
Balemboi801/
Bulmbo771/
Boulimbou75263/
Balembois75183/
Bolembach7582/
Balemba719,885/
Bolamba712,090/
Balombo71972/
Bulemba71667/
Bolimba71561/
Bolomba71543/
Belombo71375/
Belambo71342/
Balambo71286/
Wolemba71157/
Balimbo71118/
Belemba7189/
Bulimbo7183/
Walembo7179/
Bulemvo7155/
Vulembo716/
Bolemwa713/
Bolemua712/
Volimbo711/
Balemvo711/
Belimbo711/
Balombou677/
Walembot675/
Baleemba672/
Balimboa672/
Balambou671/
Balemnba671/
Baliambo671/
Balimbot671/
Boylamba671/
Bollamba671/
Boolomba671/
Valemboi671/

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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 Bolembo
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