Dambele Surname

417,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Dambele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dambele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal2541:57,399838
Ivory Coast2261:102,0855,279
Cameroon1651:125,87314,288
Guinea471:251,7831,040
Burkina Faso441:417,0936,319
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zambia191:834,20628,447
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Wales51:618,90625,852
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Dambelé (28) & Dambélé (9) are calculated separately.

Dambele (91) may also be a first name.

Dambele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dambele (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻣﺒﻠﻲ, Russian: Дамбеле) is more frequently found in Senegal than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Dambelé or Dambélé. For other potential spellings of Dambele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dambele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 417,348th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,748,555 people. The surname Dambele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Dambele reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 31 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Dambele is also the 998,282nd most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 91 people.

Dambele is most commonly held in Senegal, where it is held by 254 people, or 1 in 57,399. In Senegal Dambele is most numerous in: Kolda Region, where 45 percent reside, Tambacounda Region, where 30 percent reside and Dakar Region, where 11 percent reside. Not including Senegal this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 27 percent reside and Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dambele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dambele in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﻣﺒﻠﻲdambly27.78
ﺩﺍﻣﺒﻠﻰdambly16.67
ﺩﻣﺒﻠﻲdmbly16.67
ﺩﻣﺒﻠﻪdmblh5.56
ﺩﻣﺒﻞdmbl5.56
ﺩﺍﻣﺒﻠﻪdamblh5.56
ﺩﺍﻣﺒﻼdambla5.56
ﺩﺍﻣﺒﻞdambl5.56
ﺩﻣﺒﻴﻠﻰdmbyly5.56
ﺩﺍﻣﺒﻴﻠﻰdambyly5.56
Dambele in the Russian language
Дамбелеdambele-

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