Dembe Surname

69,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Dembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1,7551:2,333281
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Tanzania1,0541:50,2295,576
Uganda1,0411:37,5024,848
Mali5811:29,207949
DR Congo4381:168,67517,317
Congo2691:18,5472,197
Zimbabwe711:217,44024,563
India651:11,801,006214,148
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
England51:11,143,612252,590
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France11:66,422,722504,397
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

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

Dembe (809) may also be a first name.

Dembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dembe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻣﺐ, Hindi: देंबे, Marathi: डबे, Oriya: େଡେ, Russian: Дембе) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Dembé. For other possible spellings of Dembe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dembe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 69,413th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,020,665 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Dembe live; 34 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 287,448th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 809 people.

The surname Dembe is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 1,755 people, or 1 in 2,333. In Mauritania Dembe is most common in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 27 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 17 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Mauritania this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 22 percent are found and Tanzania, where 15 percent are found.

Dembe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dembe are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Dembe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.76% less than the national average, earning 253,456 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 101.99% more than the national average, earning R 480,012 per year; in United States they earn 131.88% more than the national average, earning $100,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.88% more than the national average, earning $78,442 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dembé932/
Ddembe91661/
Dhembe91408/
Dember91378/
Dembee91256/
Dembet91138/
Diembe91135/
Dembie9131/
Dembez9124/
Dembey9113/
Dembhe915/
Dembeh914/
Dembea914/
Deembe912/
Deambe911/
Dembes911/
Deumbe911/
Dmbe893/
Dembech83277/
Dhembet839/
Dhembhe836/
Demberh836/
Dembets832/
Dhenmbe831/
Deember831/
Diembie831/
Dembeer831/
Dembeth831/
Demba8036,177/
Demby807,550/
Dembi807,408/
Dombe806,420/
Dambe805,016/
Dimbe80632/
Denbe8066/
Dymbe8047/
Dømbe8022/
Demue8016/
Demwe802/
Dmbey801/
Dembetch771/
Dhemba73777/
Dombeu73399/
Diemba73363/
Dombey73304/
Dambhe73283/
Dimbie73280/
Diembi73210/
Dhembi73204/
Dhambe73198/
Dhombe73166/
Diombe73123/
Dembis7374/
Dambie7362/
Dambea7350/
Dimber7349/
Denber7340/
Deamba7334/
Dembai7333/
Dembić7333/
Dümbee7332/
Demuer7326/
Dambey7325/
Diemby7323/
Demuez7322/
Dambei7321/
Dembit7320/
Dambee7318/
Denbee7311/
Dinmbe737/
Dhimbe736/
Demoue736/
Deemue736/
Dembhy736/
Dhenbe735/
Demver735/
Dimbey735/
Demboa735/
Deambi735/
Daambe734/
Doimbe734/
Ddemba734/
Deumby733/
Dembuy733/
Demmba733/
Dombei733/
Dombie733/
Dombea733/
Daimbe733/
Dimbes732/
Dembay732/
Dehmba732/
Dembio732/
Denbey731/
Dimbhe731/
Deumbi731/
Dhemby731/
Demnby731/
Dambeh731/
Deamue731/
Deimba731/
Deemba731/
Dembaa731/
Dembaj731/
Dembii731/
Demuet731/
Dimbeu731/
Diemue731/
Diemve731/
Denbed731/
Dambeï731/
Dembitz67111/
Demouey6777/
Dembicz6755/
Deamboy6744/
Dembych6740/
Dembish6726/
Deamues6722/
Dembich6711/
Dhambie6710/
Daimbie679/
Demouet678/
Dembaya675/
Dmba672/
Dhimber672/
Denbeer672/
Desmuee672/
Dmbi672/
Dhdambe671/
Dhombhe671/
Dembaja671/
Demwezz671/
Denbest671/
Duenbej671/
Demouhe671/
Demmoue671/
Demnoue671/
Demwoue671/
Dembéga671/
Desmuet671/
D'Enber671/
Dembait671/
Dembyts671/
Daimber671/
Deameby670/
Dembois670/
Demnuet670/

Dembe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dembe in the Hindi language
देंबेdembe-
Dembe in the Oriya language
େଡେede-
Dembe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻣﺐdmb94.09
ﺩﻣﺒﻪdmbh3.78
ﺩﻣﺒﺎdmba1.31
Dembe in the Marathi language
डबेdabe66.67
डोेंबेdoembe23.81
डाेंबेdaembe4.76
डोेेंबेdoeembe4.76
Dembe in the Russian language
Дембеdembe-

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