Dembedza Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dembedza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dembedza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3561:43,3666,683
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dembedza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dembedza is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dembedza? popularity and diffusion

Dembedza is the 775,315th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dembedza are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Dembedza is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 356 people, or 1 in 43,366. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 32 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 24 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 19 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dembedzai949/
Dhembedza942/
Dembeza931/
Dembedzo881/
Dembedze881/
Dembaza806/
Dambeza803/
Dembeze803/
Diemueza7521/
Dembecha759/
Dambadza757/
Deambaza751/
Dhembecha7129/
Dambaza671,516/
Dimbaza67286/
Dambiza6776/
Domboza6735/
Dimbezi671/
Dambazau6385/
Dambizah634/
Diemuiza631/
Denbecha631/
Dambizai631/
Dambidzo631/
Dambadzo631/
Dhambaza631/
Dombodzo631/
Dembitzer59231/
Dambazo5315/
Dombazo531/
Denwetsa5011/
Demvicha501/

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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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  • 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 Dembedza
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