Dembele Surname

747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 713,795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

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.

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Dembele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali614,6281:284
Burkina Faso46,2481:39759
Ivory Coast33,7011:68574
Senegal11,4121:1,278142
France2,5541:26,0073,107
DR Congo1,4641:50,4646,102
Spain9071:51,5464,800
Morocco7161:48,1517,863
Mauritania6001:6,825768
Guinea4671:25,340488
Gabon3031:6,2351,152
United States2441:1,485,487101,350
Congo1411:35,3843,446
Canada761:484,81041,569
England491:1,137,10353,999
Niger321:599,75114,963
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Libya161:390,2481,390
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Benin151:689,04039,432
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
China81:170,915,1968,932
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

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.

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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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dembele in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻣﺒﻠﻰdmbly60
ﺩﻣﺒﻠﻲdmbly19.21
ﺩﻣﺒﻞdmbl7.92
ﺩﻣﺒﻠﻪdmblh2.97
ﺩﺍﻣﺒﻠﻲdambly2.57
ﺩﺍﻣﺒﻠﻰdambly1.78
ﺩﻣﺒﻴﻠﻲdmbyly0.79
ﺩﻣﺒﻴﻠﻰdmbyly0.79
ﺩﻳﻤﺒﻠﻰdymbly0.59
ﺩﺍﻣﺒﻴﻠﻰdambyly0.59
ﺩﻧﺒﻠﻪdnblh0.59
ﺩﺍﻣﺒﻞdambl0.4
ﺩﺍﻧﺒﻠﻲdanbly0.2
ﺩﺍﺑﻠﻰdably0.2
ﺩﻣﺒﻠﺜﻰdmblthy0.2
ﺩﻣﺒﻠﻴﻰdmblyy0.2
ﺩﻣﺒﺎﻝdmbal0.2
Dembele in the Russian language
Дембелеdembele-

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