Dembede Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Dembede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dembede Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya881:524,77226,127
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Dembede Demographics

Dembede Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Dembede Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dembede occurs most in Kenya. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dembede? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,860,621st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dembede are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 524,772. In Kenya Dembede is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 77 percent live, Kakamega County, where 10 percent live and Bungoma County, where 5 percent live. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 10 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Dembede Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dembede last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dembade862/
Dombede861/
Dambede861/
Dembedi861/
Dhembade802/
Dimbedi71123/
Dambedi713/
Denwede711/
Demueda711/
Denweede670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Dembede
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