Delemba Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Delemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Delemba Last Name Facts

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

Delemba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻟﻤﺒﻪ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Delemba.

How Common Is The Last Name Delemba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 45 percent of Delemba are found; 40 percent are found in West Africa and 35 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

Delemba is most common in Mauritania, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent reside and Indonesia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deleamba931/
Dlemba928/
Dilemba86258/
Dolemba86121/
Delomba8693/
Delembo8654/
Delimba8614/
Dalemba8612/
Delembi865/
Delembe863/
Delamba862/
D'Lemba861/
Dalembay8047/
Delember8014/
Delembou806/
Dealamba801/
Delembei801/
Dlembe771/
Delenbach753/
Dalamba71677/
Dalomba71330/
Dalimba71216/
Dolomba71214/
Delambo71107/
Dilomba7182/
Dilembo7172/
Dilembi7155/
Dilamba7139/
Dolembo7134/
Dolamba7120/
Dilemwa715/
Delenwa714/
Dilimba713/
Delimbo712/
Delimbi711/
Dalembo711/
Delimbe711/
Dilembe711/
Delenbauch710/
Dilembou67254/
Delamboy6750/
Dolambay6737/
Deallenbach673/
Dalombay671/
Dalambay671/
Dalambai671/
Deelambo671/
Daliamba671/
Dilombau671/

Delemba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Delemba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻟﻤﺒﻪdlmbh50
ﺍﺩﻟﺒﻪadlbh50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Delemba
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