Dembele Surname
Approximately 713,795 people bear this surname
Dembele Surname User-submission:
Dembele is a prominent surname found among the Bambara, Malinke, and Minianka peoples of West Africa. Within the traditional social stratification of Mande society, the Dembele name is often associated with the Nyamakala caste, specifically the Numu (blacksmiths), though it is also borne by noble lineages depending on the region.
Read More About This SurnameDembele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 614,628 | 1:28 | 4 |
| Burkina Faso | 46,248 | 1:397 | 59 |
| Ivory Coast | 33,701 | 1:685 | 74 |
| Senegal | 11,412 | 1:1,278 | 142 |
| France | 2,554 | 1:26,007 | 3,107 |
| DR Congo | 1,464 | 1:50,464 | 6,102 |
| Spain | 907 | 1:51,546 | 4,800 |
| Morocco | 716 | 1:48,151 | 7,863 |
| Mauritania | 600 | 1:6,825 | 768 |
| Guinea | 467 | 1:25,340 | 488 |
| Gabon | 303 | 1:6,235 | 1,152 |
| United States | 244 | 1:1,485,487 | 101,350 |
| Congo | 141 | 1:35,384 | 3,446 |
| Canada | 76 | 1:484,810 | 41,569 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| Niger | 32 | 1:599,751 | 14,963 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Benin | 15 | 1:689,040 | 39,432 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 9 | 1:126,186 | 322 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
The alternate forms: Dembelé (3,105), Dembéle (4), Dembelè (3), Démbele (1), Dembélé (10,984), Dembèlé (9), Dembélè (2), Dembèlè (1), Démbelé (1) & Démbélé (2) are calculated separately.
Dembele (5,420) may also be a first name.
Dembele Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Dembele is a prominent surname found among the Bambara, Malinke, and Minianka peoples of West Africa. Within the traditional social stratification of Mande society, the Dembele name is often associated with the Nyamakala caste, specifically the Numu (blacksmiths), though it is also borne by noble lineages depending on the region. Linguistically, the name is thought to derive from the Bambara words Dimb (help) and Bele (colossus or heavy), implying 'A great help' or 'Strong support.' The clan maintains a strong joking relationship (Sanankuya) with the Traoré and Coulibaly families.
- jakep2Dembele Demographics
Average Dembele Salary in
United States
$30,418 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dembele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dembele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dembele (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻣﺒﻠﻰ, Russian: Дембеле) is more frequently found in Mali than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Dembelé, Dembéle, Dembelè, Démbele, Dembélé, Dembèlé, Dembélè, Dembèlè, Démbelé or Démbélé. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dembele? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 747th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 10,210 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dembele are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 91,395th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 5,420 people.
It is most numerous in Mali, where it is borne by 614,628 people, or 1 in 28. Outside of Mali this last name occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 6 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent are found.
Dembele Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Dembele last name are 42.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.24% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Dembele earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 29.5% less than the national average, earning $30,418 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.2% less than the national average, earning $35,174 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dembele Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dembele in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻣﺒﻠﻰ | dmbly | 60 |
| ﺩﻣﺒﻠﻲ | dmbly | 19.21 |
| ﺩﻣﺒﻞ | dmbl | 7.92 |
| ﺩﻣﺒﻠﻪ | dmblh | 2.97 |
| ﺩﺍﻣﺒﻠﻲ | dambly | 2.57 |
| ﺩﺍﻣﺒﻠﻰ | dambly | 1.78 |
| ﺩﻣﺒﻴﻠﻲ | dmbyly | 0.79 |
| ﺩﻣﺒﻴﻠﻰ | dmbyly | 0.79 |
| ﺩﻳﻤﺒﻠﻰ | dymbly | 0.59 |
| ﺩﺍﻣﺒﻴﻠﻰ | dambyly | 0.59 |
| ﺩﻧﺒﻠﻪ | dnblh | 0.59 |
| ﺩﺍﻣﺒﻞ | dambl | 0.4 |
| ﺩﺍﻧﺒﻠﻲ | danbly | 0.2 |
| ﺩﺍﺑﻠﻰ | dably | 0.2 |
| ﺩﻣﺒﻠﺜﻰ | dmblthy | 0.2 |
| ﺩﻣﺒﻠﻴﻰ | dmblyy | 0.2 |
| ﺩﻣﺒﺎﻝ | dmbal | 0.2 |
| Dembele in the Russian language | ||
| Дембеле | dembele | - |
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