Dembere Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Dembere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dembere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda901:433,77026,293
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

The alternate forms: Demberé (9) & Dembéré (2) are calculated separately.

Dembere Last Name Facts

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

Dembere (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻣﺒﺮﻩ) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Demberé or Dembéré. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dembere? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dembere is the 1,573,888th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dembere live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 433,770. In Uganda Dembere is most numerous in: Kibuku District, where 64 percent live, Budaka District, where 26 percent live and Pallisa District, where 2 percent live. Outside of Uganda Dembere is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dembere Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dembere in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻣﺒﺮﻩdmbrh50
ﺩﺍﻣﺒﻴﺮﻱdambyry25
ﺩﺍﻣﺒﺮﻯdambry25

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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
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  • 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 Dembere
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